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Complete Roses: Featuring 100 Easy-Growing Favorites

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Acer tataricum - Tatarian Maple (1031 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 09:02:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Grows to 30 ft. Small tree similar to Acer ginnala, but taller with unlobed leaves. Very tough. A good choice when a small tree is needed. ...

Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' - Japanese maple (4086 readers)

Contributed by havlis 25.10 2007 on 10:36:32 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Japanese maples are pride of every neat garden. Some are large, others seem motionless owing to extremely slow growth rate. This variety looks similar to acer palmatum but does not grow so large or wide. Its leaves are punkah-shaped leaves are golden yellow, with pinkish tinted margins and veins. They turn red in autumn. The other difference is fruit: Acer shirasawanum holds its samaras above the foliage, while in a. palmatum they (at least eventually) hang down. ...

Acer buergeranum - Trident Maple (801 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 10:09:22 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Grows to 25 ft. Gets its name from its well-defined three-lobed dark green leaf. A nice yard tree as it is fairly compact with good fall color. Also quite popular as a bonsai. A Japanese native. ...

Acer rubrum - Red Maple, Scarlet Maple (1021 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 08:58:17 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Grows to 100 ft. Dense foliage, profuse small red flowers in April. Native to eastern United States. More cold hardy than Acer platanoides (Norway maple) and faster growing. Brilliant scarlet fall color. ...

Acer palmatum atropurpureum - Japanese Red Maple (5837 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 21:33:10 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Considered the most graceful of all maples. This versatile landscaping tree really stands out with deep blood red, finely cut foliage in spring. 15-25 tall with similar spread. Japanese Red Maples foliage is most colorful in full sun. Super hardy. 2 - 3 plants. Deer tend to avoid. Acer palmatum var. atropurpureum ...

Acer mandshuricum - Manchurian Maple (602 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 10:04:07 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Zones: 5 to 7 Mature Height: 30-40 feet A rare sight even in botanical gardens. Upright, spreading form. Orange to red fall color. Manchurian Maple prefers partial to full sun and moist soils. ...

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' - Japanese Maple (2346 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 09:23:45 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Title and Article's text

Lace-leaf Japanese Maple Acer palmatum dissectum Viridis A green lace-leaf type Japanese Maple. Growing in a round dome will take 50 years to get 10 feet tall. Leaves dissected to mid-vein and green. In Fall colors are red-orange. Spectacular for a bonsai! ...

Acer pennsylvanicum - Snakebark Maple, Moosewood, Striped Maple (1026 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 09:08:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title

Grows to 40 ft. A small North American native maple with brilliant golden yellow fall color. Smooth green bark with white stripes. Excellent landscape tree. ...

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' - Japanese Maple (1817 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 10:16:06 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title

Grows to 20/30 ft. Known as a Red Japanese Maple, this specimen is upright with bright red leaves. Exceptional landscape or Japanese garden planting. An eye-catching specimen with exceptional foliage. A beautiful addition to a small garden or border. ...

Acer japonicum 'Meigetsu' - Japanese Maple (690 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 10:02:20 Topic: Plants / Bonsais Match on Title

Foliage is bright green with some texture. Fall colors are blends of gold and red. A sturdy tree which will take sun, it will grow to 20 feet or more, forming a round-topped canopy with maturity.A great landscape tree for zones 5-9. Grows up to twenty feet in height but is often pruned shorter. Also makes an excellent bonsai specimen. ...

Acer ginnala - Amur Maple, Siberian Maple (1755 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.05 2007 on 10:36:31 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Title

Large 5-lobed leaves start out green, turn flame orange and fiery red as the weather cools. Grows to 20 ft., trims to any size. Amur Maple resists both pests and disease. ...

Maples for Gardens (749 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.04 2007 on 19:04:12 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Color Encyclopedia | This photo gallery of the best maples for garden use is a complement both to Maples of the World and to J. D. Vertreess Japanese Maples , since more than a third of the book is devoted to Acer palmatum, including many new and unusual cultivars. The photographs, taken in locations in seven countries, demonstrate the wonderful diversity of form, color, and size that makes maples so useful in gardens of every kind. ...

Acer griseum - Paperbark Maple (1605 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 21:24:25 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title

Zone: 4 to 8 Grows to: 20-30 ft. Can be a little tricky to grow from seed, but very rewarding. A beautiful small tree with great individuality and brilliant red fall foliage. Lovely rich reddish brown peeling bark stands out wonderfully in a winter landscape. A wonderful specimen tree. ...

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Seiryu' - Seiryu Japanese Maple (3049 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 09:33:47 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title

Attractive garden or patio tree displays exciting cascading branches. The green foliage turns yellow-gold to red in fall. Useful small tree for garden accents or in containers. Try it behind medium sized, moss covered boulders mixed with flowering shade shrubs like azaleas. Makes great bonsai too!! Deciduous. Filtered sun. Slow grower to 6 to 8 feet tall and wide if not pruned. Shipped fully containerized in its original 5 gallon pot. Current height about 4.5 feet tall. Hardy to USDA zone 5. ...

Japanese Maples (2196 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.09 2006 on 16:48:15 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

This is among the first books published by Timber Press, and after more than two decades it continues to be one of our signature bestsellers. A comprehensive source of information on the culture, identification, and nomenclature of Japanese maples , it describes each of the 320 cultivars of Acer palmatum and 60 cultivars of other Japanese maple species, plus briefly mentions 150 promising new plants. The index lists every horticultural name published, ensuring that Japanese Maples will continue ...

Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum' - sycamore (1299 readers)

Contributed by havlis 25.01 2008 on 10:34:14 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title

Men usually get mad when women describe colours with expressions like salmon pink, peachy red etc. Well, men, get ready for another hit below the belt: we have a tree whose leaves are SHRIMP pink. Not familiar with that colour? Go to the nearest restaurant and have a prawn-cocktail to see what the fuss is all about … ...

Acer palmatum 'Atrolineare' - Japanese Maple (93 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.07 2008 on 10:53:11 Topic: Plants / Trees and Shrubs Match on Title

Small, slow, narrow tree whose deeply divided leaves appear string-like. New growth is purple-red. Autumn colors are usually a good yellow. Growth habit is upright, opposed to the dome topped cultivars Red Pigmy and Villa Taranto. Exquisite and unique form of the Japanese Maple . ...

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Garnet' - Japanese maple (2087 readers)

Contributed by havlis 16.02 2008 on 19:06:42 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Title

“Dissectum Garnet” is one of the top selling Japanese maples ever. It has been popular around the world for many decades. Its filigree leaves are deeply cut = dissected, hence its name. They look like giant snowflakes cut in pieces and densely cover even young plants. The colour show begins with vibrant red in the spring, turning crimson red in early summer and deep burgundy in late summer, finishing up with vivid reddish-purple in the autumn. ...