Zone 5a and 4b Hardy Japanese Maple Cultivars
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Comments (110)yeah yeah i know... but couldn't resist. (Yellow) 1)Aureum for graceful leaf shape and color (runner up Jordan/Katsura/Summer Gold) (dissectum) 2) Seiryu for its soft light green elegant leaves and vase growth habit (Laceleaf) 3) koto no ito for beautiful weeping habit (followed closely by villa taranto and Aekans Le's with its great purple bark) (variegated) 4) Peve Multicolor variegation on this one is inconsistent. BUT the bark is spectacular at least mine is - a light blueish silvery color. Underrated. (ukigomo) (pink) 5) Geisha - Terrific pink color. (also GGW. Taylor I like but killed 2 already - too fickle) (bark) 6) Acer Griseum ( runner up snakebark phoenix/joe witt/Murasaki Shikibu PINK STRIPED BARK!!!) HONORABLE MENTION - Amagi Shigure/Olsens Frosted. Must stop.......See MoreHelp choosing zone 5a red dwarf Japanese Maple
Comments (4)Japanese maples grown in a container in your zone must be overwintered in a protected location. That means a garage, unheated basement, greenhouse, etc. Just wrapping the pot is insufficient protection - temperatures that drop below around 26F can fatally damage the root system. Otherwise, a lot of Japanese maples should do well in your zone in the ground - zone 5 is generally considered the lower cut-off for these trees but location and/or microclimate can extend that. Look at whatever JM's are available in your area - otherwise, check out some good JM's for colder climates, like in the attached link. Here is a link that might be useful: JM's for a cold climate...See MoreAdvice for a couple Zone 5a new plantings
Comments (50)Well, it's a year and a half later, and we haven't gotten very far. Granted, we gutted and remodeled our kitchen and removed out chimney between July and Dec 2018, and that was all-consuming, including months of planning leading up to July. We have a Fireglow on order to plant in the area I indicated just to the left and forward of the larger bed, but that's it. I can figure out what to do with the larger bed from your input above, but I just cannot figure out what to do in the small space to the right of the steps. The space is about 4' wide 8' deep, and I know I want something in the back that grows to about 4-6 feet tall and likes partial sun, and it has to be a bold color to stand out from the gray. Unfortunately, I am not fond of most evergreens, so the most appropriate options (such as the dwarf alberta spruce) for this space don't work for me. After reading and looking at countless pictures and not finding anything that I like and is workable, I am now wondering about either doing a trellis with something trained on it or planting something that reaches ~2' in a tall urn. What do you think? any other ideas?...See MoreThe right Japanese maple in zone 5a?
Comments (22)I am in northwest suburb of Chicago and love Shin Deshojo and Fireglow. Both would meet your height requirement as mature tree in our zone. They are very different in color. Shin Deshojo has the brightest red (slightly pinkish) color in spring and I have it in my front yard (in container) and received so many compliments from neighbors. In summer it has mixed green and red (new growth), quite nice. Fall color is more a dull red for me. Fireglow is purple red but when sun shines on it, it glows. Very nice. I have both in full sun all day. No sun burns However, I have heard several people in our zone in the facebook group that they lost their Shin Deshojo planted in ground. So I have been keeping mine in pot and winterize in my unheated garage. Fireglow is hardy in my yard, planted in ground in a very exposed, full sun location, and survived the last several winters without any die back. Purpose Ghost is also quite nice, would meet your requirements. and is hardy for our zone based on my own experience planted in ground without any winter protection....See MoreRelated Professionals
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