Acer palmatum 'Yama hime' Dwarf Japanese Maple fertilizer The leaves emerge light green

The leaves emerge light green in the spring and contrast very well off the bright red bark

The outer form of the tree however is a very pleasant and fairly symmetrical mound

Acer palmatum ‘Blackbeard’s gold’ is a great red upright Japanese maple that emerges bright red in the spring before turning quite dark

this little guy will add interesting color and texture to any garden

10 Year Size:  Height 20-25 feet   Width 10-14 feet

Acer palmatum 'Yama hime' Dwarf Japanese Maple fertilizer The leaves emerge light greenYama hime means dwarf mountain which adequately describes this small mounding shrub. The long slender lobes appear in spring edged in red. As summer approaches the leaves turn to a dark green. This cultivar, like 'Shishio hime', seems to be a lower growing more spreading version than some of the other maples of this type. Fall color is yellow to orange. 10 Year Size: Height: 1 2 feet Width: 3 4 feet