Akane Japanese Maple 2 - Year Live Plant

Brand: Japanese Maple Akane

Color: Green,Orange,Pink,Red,Yellow,Yellow-gold,Yellow-green

Features:

• INTERESTING LIGHT ORANGE LEAVES WITH YELLOW-GOLD VEINS IN THE SPRING THEN BRIGHTENING TO A RED WITH YELLOW-GOLD VEINS AND THEN A CLEAR YELLOW DARKENING TO GREEN!
• SPRING COLOR EVENTUALLY CHANGES TO YELLOW-GREEN THROUGHOUT SUMMER, WITH ORANGE FALL COLOR.
• 'AKANE' TRANSLATED MEANS 'GLOWING EVENING SKY
• ITS SMALL LEAVES MAKE IT A GOOD BONSAI SUBJECT.
• 3 - YEAR LIVE PLANT WILL REACH 6 FEET AT MATURITY - SHIPPED IN CONTAINER WITH SOIL, THESE WILL BE DORMANT FROM NOV-MAY. HARDY ZONE 5-8

Details: Acer palmatum 'Akane' (Akane Japanese Maple) * Part shade * Zones 5-8 * ' tall * 5' wide Beautiful new orange growth!! Green in summer and orange and yellow in Fall!! Acer palmatum 'Akane' Akane is a wonderful very showy palmatum that emerges with bright orange-yellow spring leaves that has pink margins. The beautiful spring color of Akane lasts for over a month, with the leaves turning to a chartruese green in the spring and summer. Fall color is orange to yellow. A must for the collector. Requires partial shade with well drained soil. Companion Plants: Goes well with 'Bloodgood' and 'Beni Schichihenge' Japanese Maples as well as Variegated Hakone Grass. Check out our store for these great plants!