Acer palmatum 'Shojo nomura' Red Upright Japanese Maple Size:1 Gallon The edges of the leaves

The edges of the leaves curl under themselves giving the leaves the appearance of a starfish

10 Year Size: Height:  8-12 feet    Width: 12-14 feet

The small delicate looking leaves first appear in spring edged in purple

‘Holmstrup’ only reaches about 6 feet tall at maturity and stays quite narrow as well

Acer palmatum 'Shojo nomura' Red Upright Japanese Maple Size:1 Gallon The edges of the leaves'Shojo nomura' means "beautiful red faced monkey" and this vivid image seems to fit this wonderful small tree. Decidedly upright, 'Shojo nomura' emerges dark purple almost black in early spring but later growth is decidely red and seems to be more red than purple most of the season. It holds its color in our gardens as long as any upright palmatum we grow and if it does fade to green in very hot years it never bronzes out like other red cultivars.