Maple, Japanese 'Ornatum'   /   Acer palmatum Ornatum

Area of origin: China, Japan and Korea.
Adult dimensions: Height: Up to 1.5 meters.  Spread: Up to 1.5 meters.
Foliage: Deciduous.
Soil:  Deep and cool, silty and rich in organic matter or peat or heather compost.  Cannot tolerate chalky soil.
Hardiness: Frost hardy up to -15°C.
Position: Semi-shade to full sun.

Characteristics and features: Renowned for its compact and rounded form.  Its dark red foliage in strips further enhances its stature.  Can be planted singly, in groups, in flowerbeds, on grounds, in gardens, even in pots on balconies or on north facing terraces. Being well known in the Bonsai world, it produces interesting results when planted in a suitable container and pruned a few times throughout the year.

List of Japanese Maples:
'Butterfly' Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'), finely serrated green grey leaves with pinkish white margins
Deshojo Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Deshojo'), bright red foliage throughout the spring and the  autumn, light green in summer
Japanese Maple, beautiful autumnal foliage
Japanese Maple 'Atropurpureum' (Acer palmatum atropurpureum), serrated leaves, purple, then bronzy red
Japanese Maple 'Dissectum garnet' (Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Garnet'), weeping shape, finely serrated red leaves
Japanese Maple 'Dissectum viridis' (Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Viridis'), weeping shape, light green finely serrated leaves, turning golden to red in the autumn

See the catalogue of all the Maples
See the Japanese Maples catalogue