Acer palmatum 'Okushimo' Green Japanese Maple Compact If you must try your

If you must try your luck with this plant in hotter climates please place in a cool shady spot

10 Year Size: Height:  10-12 Feet    Width:  8-10 Feet

There are many times during the year that the foliage is a more standard blueish green

‘Shojo Shidare’ does very well in hot climates

Acer palmatum 'Okushimo' Green Japanese Maple Compact If you must try yourAcer palmatum 'Okushimo' was listed as early as 1710 in Japan. This old cultivar with a name that means pepper and salt, definitely has a place in the modern landscape. Leaves emerge chartreuse in spring with bright red petioles, before turning darker green and displaying cool little dimples all over the leaves. Its these dimples that reminded the Japanese of salt and pepper. Summer turns the leaves much darker and they begin to curl inward at the