£25.00

This upright Japanese maple is one of the best purple-leaved varieties. It has deeply cut, dark red-purple leaves that turn bright red in autumn and tiny purple-red spring flowers.

Type

• Trees

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Cottage style garden
• Woodland area
• Specimen

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance
• Autumn interest
• Architectural

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Can be kept compact by pruning regularly. No routine pruning is required, just remove any dead, damaged or crossing branches in late autumn or winter when they are fully dormant.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 3 litre

Eventual height: 500cm

Eventual spread: 500cm

Positions

• Light shade

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral