Acer trees

Charles Quest-Ritson watches the leaves unfurl in one of spring’s most glorious sights — the reawakening of Japanese maples in all their infinite variety — and picks out best acer varieties to grow in your garden.

With it’s brilliant Autumn colour the Japanese Maple is beautiful deciduous tree is attractive all year round. It has a strong tolerance to frost and makes a perfect bonsai specimen.

Japanese maple varieties vary from weeping, dwarf, and variegated. Here are 25 options that are prized for their foliage, size, or unique look.

Dwarf Japanese maples are excellent choices as they can fit in small spaces. Because of their small stature, dwarf Japanese maples can be used in Fairy Gardens as what appears to be large trees. Dwarf Japanese maples can be used in miniature conifer beds and rock gardens to provide dynamic contrast throughout season. Dwarf Japanese maples can be used miniature rail-road gardens. Dwarf Japanese maples can be used in patio containers and bonsai. Buy your dwarf Japanese maple today!

Acer palmatum 'Okagami' is a compact Japanese maple that is well-suited to a small garden, courtyard, or it it can even be grown, at least for a while, in a large container. #Japanesemaple #smalltree #redfoliage #courtyardgarden

Botanical media and picture library for professional garden photography. Japanese maple with the scientific name: Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum', a variety of the genus Acer (Maple) in the family Sapindaceae.Other names: Smooth japanese mapleMedia-ID: 106630

Product Description This luxury Japanese Maple produces unusual five-lobed, near-white leaves, with just a delicate flush of pink. As these unique coloured leaves mature they become green with white markings in summer, and by autumn they are in shades of bright peach and deep red. As the plant matures and ages leaves become more variegated, making the display slightly different every year. Acer Palmatum tend to reach their mature height's over ten to twenty years. 2 Litre Pot plant supplied…

Planting a new tree in a small garden is not a decision you take every day, every year or even every five years. Having recently decided to remove a very large and over dominant Japanese cherry tre…

Dwarf, slow growing Japanese maple with dense red foliage. Shaina Japanese maple is an excellent choice for growing in a container or in mixed beds.

We planted this Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' more than 20 years ago and it now tree size (taller red leaved acer tree in above image). It was planted more than 20 years ago, at the same time as the smaller Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' below. Due to its location in the garden, the smaller 'Osakazuki' tree was maintained it to such a small size by careful annual winter pruning. fourseasonsgarden.co.uk/www.fourseasonsgarden.co.uk/Home....