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Plant: Shaina - Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple · Acer palmatum 'Shaina'
Size: 5 gal
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More about this plant
Shaina is a handsome dwarf Japanese maple of compact, globe shaped form, roughly 4 to 6 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide at maturity and only 3 to 4 feet after fifteen years. Its freely branching, twiggy growth becomes dense with age and gives the branches a tufted look. New foliage emerges bright red and matures to a deep maroon red, and a mid summer flush of light red leaves contrasts against the older dark foliage before the whole plant turns brilliant crimson red in fall. Slow growing and low maintenance, it is ideal for containers and small spaces, patios, entryways and garden accents.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 6 ft tall and 8 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Shaina is a handsome dwarf Japanese maple of compact, globe shaped form, roughly 4 to 6 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide at maturity and only 3 to 4 feet after fifteen years. Its freely branching, twiggy growth becomes dense with age and gives the branches a tufted look. New foliage emerges bright red and matures to a deep maroon red, and a mid summer flush of light red leaves contrasts against the older dark foliage before the whole plant turns brilliant crimson red in fall. Slow growing and low maintenance, it is ideal for containers and small spaces, patios, entryways and garden accents.
- Flowers
- Small red to purple flowers appear in spring; attractive viewed closely but insignificant from a distance.
- Foliage
- Foliage emerges bright red, matures to a deep maroon red and returns to crimson red in fall; a mid summer flush of light red leaves contrasts against the older dark red foliage.
- Fruit
- A schizocarp of two samaras with incurved wings forming an arch, becoming reddish in fall.
- Bark & stems
- Young stems vary from green to polished reddish brown; older branches assume a gray cast.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
- Native range
- Japan, China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and southeastern Russia
