Coral Bark Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Sangokaku'
An attractive deciduous shrub or small tree up to 8 m tall, with an vertical crown and five lobed leaves that are bright green in spring and summer and turn bright orange in autumn. Decorative period from spring to autumn. It blooms in April-May. The fruits ripen in October-November. The flowers are apricot and white with a diameter of 0.6-0.8 cm. It goes well with other plants. It is quite a heat-loving species.
Full sun lover, but also grows well in shade and sheltered from the wind. Frost-hardy. These trees do not like transplants.