Sarah’s Acer Notes

Sarah’s Acer Notes By Sarah Chandler The Acer House As of this week, they’re here, our new stock of Japanese Maples, those beloved small leaved and delicate trees that grace so many gardens with their green, purple or variegated summer leaves and blazing autumnal colours. There are lots and lots of trees of all shapes…

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Acer japonicum ‘Meigetsu’

Lovely little acer with multi-lobed rounded eaves that emerge bright green in the spring, mature to a darker green and then finish the year with flaming reds, oranges and yellows.

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Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Firecracker’

A beautiful large shrub or small tree that could reach 3m over 20 years. The foliage is a dark red over the summer but takes on flaming orange and scarlet hues in the autumn. Contact us for plant availability and sizes.

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The Acer House

The Acer House We’ve recently completed work building a large shade house. Designed as a place to keep our ever expanding collection of large Acers, it’s a wonderful place to go hunting or just bask in the flurry of colours, leaf shapes, stems and trunks. The Acer House was finished in 2022 spanning over 450…

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Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Green Globe’

With finely dissected green leaves, this is a pretty form of acer. Hardy and deciduous it can grow into a rounded large shrub or small tree to about 4 x 4m over a decade. The leaves turn a lovely buttery yellow in the autumn. Contact us for plant availability and sizes.

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Acer rubrum ‘Brandywine’

A medium sized, hardy deciduous tree, this can reach 12m and is upright in shape. The palmate, dark green leaves have a slightly glaucous reverse in the summer but turn fantastic shades of deep red and scarlet in the autumn.

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Acer palmatum ‘Ryusen’

A beautiful hardy, deciduous acer with small bright green palmate leaves turning vivid orange in the autumn. The weeping habit gives a spread of up to 3.5m across and 2m in height over 20 years. Contact us for plant availability and sizes.

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Acer palmatum ‘Bi-Hoo’

A brilliantly hardy and deciduous tree for year round interest. The stems are a vibrant orange-yellow in the winter and in the spring the new leaves are salmon coloured, followed by yellow-green summer foliage and butter-yellow autumn colours. It grows to 3m. Contact us for plant availability and sizes.

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