Green Laceleaf Japanese Maple -   Acer palmatum Dissectum Viridis 

 Zone 5-9  

Green Laceleaf Japanese Maples are becoming more common in the landscape as their red leafed brothers have been overplanted in many areas. These dissectums are  called 'Viridis' from the Latin word meaning Sprout, Green, Lively and Youthful. Also our word Virile sprouts from this Latin word. I'm wandering here..... 2 years of Latin at St Mary's High School in Lansing and now I am putting it to use...This is a weeping green laceleaf Japanese maple with the dissected leaves having 7 to 9 lobes with a fall color of yellow gold to red. Does well in shade. Reaches 5 feet in about 8 years and will normally be wider than tall.  Can be grown in planters.

Acer Palmatum 'Seiryu' Seiryu Japanese Maple upright laceleaf maple

Zone 6-9 possibly 5

Another Green Lace leaf Maple the Seiryu is probably the only upright vase shaped laceleaf Japanese Maple. The foliage is bright light green in the summer changing to a gold, orange, yellow to red in the fall and the leaf is slightly smaller than most other laceleaf maples, deeply incised with 7 lobes. Leafs can scorch in hot summer sun so plant in a somewhat sheltered space. Non descript red flowers in early spring. Will grow 8-15' high by 7-10' wide at maturity. Very easy to grow in rich, moist organic soils. This is an excellent disease resistant variety. These lace leafs can give your landscape a zen like atmosphere whether planted singly or in a larger grouping. As with most Japanese maples they are quite shade tolerant and would look and do well mixed with a planting of white pine. Can be grown in planters.

Butterfly

Strong White variegation on the leaf. A small tree with delicate branches, it has unusual pink and red colors

 

Butterfly	Another view of "butterfly"	4-5' butterfly	4-5' butterfly

 

If you are planning to buy Japanese Maples for landscape sales we highly recommend our root growing bags for easy transplanting as the root can not penetrate the bag..

Pest & disease problems: As with all Japanese maples mice, shrews and voles can be a problem in winter. Some years back I entered the Japanese Maple greenhouse in late January only to discover my year old seedlings were stacked like cordwood in two neat little piles awaiting, I guess, the shrew family work crew to haul them off. Needless to say I wasn't happy. I would have given them better (and cheaper) rations but they would have nothing to do with my offers. So watch out for shrews and mice as they can devastate a patch of Japanese maple in quick order.

                                    

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