(Dissected Japanese Maple, Red Dragon Dissected Japanese Maple)

A small multi-stemmed deciduous tree native to eastern Asia, the beautiful and ubiquitous Japanese maple is a garden staple. The finely dissected, rich red-purple leaves and compact weeping habit of the cultivar 'Red Dragon' make it a year-round standout in the landscape. The leaves – which are deeper in hue than those of most other red-leaved Japanese maples – hold their color until fall, when they turn brilliant red. Inconspicuous purplish flowers in spring give rise to green, red-tinged, winged...

(Dissected Japanese Maple)

Fine, lacy foliage, that’s the first thing that should come to mind when thinking about dissected Japanese maple.

Asian in origin, this deciduous tree tends to have a smaller stature than other Japanese maples and sports arching branches that give it a broad, mounded appearance. There is a lot of variation in leaf color and sometimes shape, depending on the cultivar, but overall leaves may be yellow-green or green to purple-red turning shades of purple, red, orange and yellow in the fall.

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(Dissected Japanese Maple, Seiryu Dissected Japanese Maple)

A small multi-stemmed deciduous tree native to eastern Asia, the beautiful and ubiquitous Japanese maple is a garden staple. Bearing the deeply and narrowly lobed leaves characteristic of the Dissectum Group of Japanese maples, 'Seiryu' differs from most other Dissectums in its upright habit. The lacy light green leaves, elegant ascending branches, and smooth gray bark of this cultivar make it a year-round standout in the landscape. The leaves turn all manner of brilliant colors in fall. Inconspicuous...

(Dissected Japanese Maple, Tamukeyama Dissected Japanese Maple)

The colorful, lacy foliage of Tamukeyama dissected Japanese maple looks great all growing season. Asian in origin, this small, deciduous tree has a broad, mounded habit. Its fine leaves remain consistently purple-red throughout the growing season and turn bright red in fall.

This adaptable tree prefers sites with rich, well-drained soil and part sun to part shade. It may self sow in the garden, but this should not dissuade anyone from growing it. A versatile landscape plant, dissected Japanese...

(Dissected Japanese Maple, Dwarf Green Dissected Japanese Maple)

This beautiful small deciduous tree comes from eastern Asia. It features lacy, deeply lobed, palmate (hand-shaped) leaves which are green from spring through summer and turn golden yellow in fall. In winter, the stark gray branches and elegant, weeping habit will add to any garden or landscape.

This Japanese maple prefers sites with fertile, well drained soil and sun to part shade. Like other laceleaf Japanese maples, 'Viridis' is versatile in the landscape and may be grown as a feature plant...

(Cutleaf Japanese Maple, Dissected Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple, Waterfall Cutleaf Japanese Maple)

Fine, lacy foliage, that’s the first thing that should come to mind when thinking about dissected Japanese maple.

Asian in origin, this deciduous tree tends to have a smaller stature than other Japanese maples and sports arching branches that give it a broad, mounded appearance. There is a lot of variation in leaf color and sometimes shape, depending on the cultivar, but overall leaves may be yellow-green or green to purple-red turning shades of purple, red, orange and yellow in the fall.

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(Painted Maple)

This form of the painted maple is a handsome deciduous shade tree from China, Korea and Japan, locations much further east than the species. It becomes a V-shaped tree with a lovely rounded canopy. Its leaves are bluntly triangle-lobed, almost heart-shaped at the base, somewhat resembling the leaves of a tulip poplar (Liriodendron). Moreover, its larger leaves have smaller lobes on the usual lobes. Small, upright yellow-green flowers adorn the branches before the bronzed new leaves unfurl...

(Sycamore Maple)

An adaptable and variable maple, this native of Europe and West Asia typically forms a large wide-spreading tree. The deeply lobed dark green deciduous leaves resemble those of sycamore. They may turn yellow in fall. The winged fruits – known as samaras – drop from the tree in helicopter fashion. They are preceded by inconspicuous spring flowers. The bark is gray and flaky. Numerous cultivars have been selected, including yellow-, pink-, and purple-leaved forms.

Happy in almost any well-drained...

(Sycamore Maple)

An adaptable and variable deciduous tree from Europe and West Asia, sycamore maple is named for its foliage, which resembles that of planetree. The three- to five-lobed leaves of 'Atropurpureum' open burgundy-purple and mature to green with purple undersides. They may turn yellow in fall. The purple, two-winged fruits – known as samaras – drop from the tree in helicopter fashion. They are preceded by inconspicuous spring flowers. Introduced in 1883, this cultivar grows relatively rapidly into a medium...

(Sycamore Maple)

An adaptable and variable deciduous tree from Europe and West Asia, sycamore maple is named for its foliage, which resembles that of planetree. The three- to five-lobed leaves of the dwarf cultivar 'Brilliantissimum' open bright pink and age to yellow green and then lime-green. They may turn yellow in fall. The yellow-green, later pinkish-tan, two-winged fruits – known as samaras – drop from the tree in helicopter fashion. They are preceded by inconspicuous spring flowers. Introduced circa 1900,...