Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’

Botanical Name: Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’

Common Name: Tamukeyama Red Threadleaf Maple

Plant Hardiness: Zone 5

Flower: Small reddish purple flowers open with the foliage and are therefore not showy

Bloom Time: April

Foliage: The new growth is a crimson red but matures into a dark purple-red. The fall color is bright scarlet. The color holds very well through the summer

Fruit: The dry samaras have a reddish tinge before turning brown in the fall. May persist into winter but are not showy

Habit: Upright rounded shrub with cascading branches

Size: 8 to 10 feet tall and 10 to 12 feet wide

Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun

Native Habitat: Japan

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Description

Description: A variety that has been known for over 250 years in Japan, Tamukeyama is relatively new in the United States. It is a vigorous red threadleaf form, the leaves not being cut as deeply as the finer Crimson Queen or Ever Red but still giving a very similar effect. The new foliage is a deep crimson-red when young, turning a dark purple-red when older. As with the other varieties of red dissectums that we grow, the color holds very well through the summer, turning a bright scarlet in the fall. This is another good one, just a bit different from the others – faster growing than our other red threadleafs.