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Metro Maples - Catalog:
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Japanese Maples - 8 to 20 feet - morning sun or dappled shade:
Acer palmatum
- The green leaf species that is a very nice and dependable tree which is used
for the understock in my grafting. The small leaves can handle some sun and turn
a bright red in the fall. Easy to grow, vigorous, to 20 feet. 1 gal/$10, 2
gal/$20, 3 gal/$30, 10 gal/$65 (PICTURE BELOW)
Aconitifolium
- The Dancing Peacock maple has large, deeply incised leaf lobes that are green
changing to a brilliant mix of red and yellows in the fall. Sturdy growth habit
up to 18 feet. One of the best of the green leaf Japanese maples. 1 gal/$25,
15 gal/$165 NEW
Aka shigitatsu
sawa - A very exoctic spring color combination of red, light green, and dark
green showing throughout the many prominent leaf veins. The leaf is large with
deeply incised curling lobes. Fall color is a bright red on a medium sized tree
to 8 feet. 1 gal/$25 NEW
Atropurpureum
- The less expensive but still very good red leaf seedling maple. Brilliant red
spring color fades to bronze usually earlier than the cultivars but then is
bright red again in fall. Grows to 15 feet. 1 gal/$5-$10, 2-3 gal/$25
Arakawa - This
green leaf maple is on its own roots allowing the beautiful textured bark to
start right at the soil line. Bright orangish-red or yellow fall colors. Great
for bonsai. Easy to grow to 18 feet with a spreading habit. rooted cuttings, 2
gal/$35
Beni Kawa - A
new Coral Bark Maple. Redder bark on older wood and more disease resistant.
Colors up gradually and early in the fall until going out with a mix of bright
yellows and reds. Easy to grow, vase-shaped to 18 feet. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3
gal/$45, 5 gal/$65 (PICTURE BELOW)
Beni Komachi -
A small twiggy maple to 8 feet with irregular leaves of intense scarlet in
spring, some mottling of pink and green in summer. Red fall color. Excellent
container plant. Rare and beautiful. 2 gal/$35, 25gal/$325 and $350, NEW
- $750 in ceramic bowl
Beni Schichihenge
- Variegated leaves are bright orange-pink with pink remaining several months
until the summer green and white. Two-tone purple fall color. You must prune
away any solid green limbs on this cultivar. 7 gal/$95, 15 gal/$145, and 25
gal/$225
Bloodgood - A
very popular and large growing red to purple-red leaf. Brilliant bright red in
spring and fall but late summer usually brings on a bronze tone. Seeds are very
bright red too. This standard red upright is vigorous and spreading to 18 feet.
1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3 gal/$45, 5 gal/$65, 10 gal/$145, 25gal/$265
Bonfire - A
small leaf on a semi-dwarf maple to 8 feet that branches very well. Used in
bonsai. Brilliant red new growth and easy to grow. Summer growth flush is also
red. Sometimes brilliant red in fall, but also can be a mix of yellow and red. 1
gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 5 gal/$65
Boskoop Glory
- A spring wine-red leaf, vigorous with a good spreading habit to 14 feet,
brilliant red fall color. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 5 gal/$65
Butterfly - A
beauty in spring with variegated leaves of pink, cream, and green. Summer has a
lot of cream or white, making it a very bright shady spot showpiece. Slow twiggy
growth to 8 feet. Magenta fall colors. Easy to grow. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35-$55, 25
gal/$250 and $390
Deshojo - A
small leaf on a semi-dwarf maple to 12 feet with a compact habit. Much used in
bonsai. Brilliant red in spring, like bright flowers that can be seen a mile
away, that will last several weeks if it's cool. Summer growth flush is also
bright red (may require pruning to encourage this new growth). This plant is
always changing and fun to grow and watch. Sometimes brilliant red in fall, but
also can be a mix of yellow and red. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3 gal/$45
Emperor I - A
newer red leaf similar to Bloodgood but more narrow leaf lobes and grows faster
with a compact shape to 18 feet and retains the leaf color better. Brilliant red
in the fall. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3 gal/$45, 10 gal/$145-$165, 25 gal/$265. Also
known as Red Emperor.
Fall Fire - A
selection of Acer palmatum with an even nicer looking green leaf, with leaf
lobes that are perfectly shaped with nice serrated margins, and a very bright
red fall color. Easy to grow to 20 feet. 2 gal/$35
Fireglow - A
newer selection of Bloodgood with a smaller leaf and growth-rate. Stays more
compact and grows only to 12 feet. (I've seen a 14 footer in Grove,OK). Color is
bright red to dark purple-red and holds color much better in late summer than
any other cultivar. Spectacular brilliant red in fall (Colors up a little later
than Bloodgood. Occasionally brilliant red on Christmas). 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35,
10 gal/$125 20 gal/$165, 25 gal/$225 (PICTURE BELOW)
Glowing Embers - Plant was selected by M. Dirr for
best fall color in Atlanta, 2 gal/$45 NEW
Green Cascade
- This maple has large, deeply incised and dissected leaf lobes that are green
changing early to a brilliant orange in the fall. Sturdy growth habit that is
low and wide up to 4 feet tall and 15 foot wide after many years. 1 gal/$25, 25
gal/SOLD OUT
Koto no Ito -
A semi-dwarf green linearlobum, or strap leaf, with extremely narrow lobes and
nice green bark. Upright, twiggy habit to only 8 feet. Easy to grow. Great in
containers. Very bright mixture of reds and yellows in fall. 1 gal/$25, 2
gal/$35, 20 gal/$180-$225
Higasayama - A
blend of pink, cream, and green in spring is very nice on a very small leaf,
changing to green with dark green veins. Vase-shaped, twiggy, easy to grow to 18
feet. Fall colors are nice reds and yellows. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3 gal/$45
Ichiyogi - A totally green maple, leaves, stems,
and bark is quite unusual. Really large and full 15gal/$325. NEW
Meigetsu 'Itaya'
- Acer japonicum selection with deeply incised and very large, leaf lobes, bark
that has pink tones in winter, and fall colors like a very bright rainbow. 1
gal/$25 NEW, 25 gal/$225 and $275.
MoonriseTM
- A new patented form of the Golden Full Moon maple from my Oregon maple farming
buddy, Carl Munn. Unlike the Golden Fullmoon, this one takes the heat and has
brilliant spring colors of orange-gold, yellow-green, and bright red. Leaves
keep a nice golden green color through summer with a beautiful, rounded,
eleven-lobe leaf. Grows to 10 feet. Fall color is yellow. (Metro Maples in the
year 2006 was the first nursery to get this plant from the grower.) 1 yr
old - $26, 25 gal/$220-$390 (PICTURE BELOW)
Nishiki Gawa -
The pine bark maple. Green leaves, vigorous to 18 feet, heat tolerant, very
beautiful corky bark first appearing on 3 year-old wood and getting prominent
with age. Bright orangish-red fall color. Easy to grow. 2 gal/$35 and 5-7
gal/$65
Nuresagi - A
dark red leaf with an exceptional compact shape. Grows to 18 feet. Bright red
fall colors. 1 ga;/$25 NEW, 25 gal/$250 and $350
O Kagami - A
large and very dark, almost black, red leaf, smaller growing than Bloodgood to
14 feet with a sturdy habit, very bright red fall color late in the season. 1
gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 5 gal/$65
Oku shimo -
Very small green leaves with rolled lobes making the leaves appear very pointed.
Upright, twiggy, slow vase-shaped growth to 15 feet. Fall colors are nice yellow
to oranges. 2 gal large/$35 (PICTURE BELOW)
Omure yama - A
beautiful deeply cut green leaf with brilliant oranges and red fall color. To 14
feet with a great cascading habit with age, like a small weeping willow. 1
gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 5 gal/$45, 20 gal/$145, 25gal/$205
Orange Dream -
A beautiful leaf with brilliant orange and yellow spring color, changing to a
yellow-green that lasts well into summer. Easy to grow to 12 feet with bright
red and yellow fall colors. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 7 gal/$85 and $125 and 15 gal/$145
Oregon Sunset
- A nice red leaf that only holds color if given some sun (and it seems to be
able to handle it). Grows with a thick, stocky limb structure, up to 12 feet,
with bright red fall colors. SOLD OUT
Osakasuki - A
large green leaf on a fast and sturdy growing plant with green bark. Known for
its brilliant orangish-red fall color which can also last longer than other
Japanese maples. Easy to grow to 14 feet. A favorite plant in Japan and at Metro
Maples. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 5 gal/$65, and 20 gal/$165 and 25gal/$315
A. s. Palmatifolium - A beautiful green leaf with
9 lobes and very bright fall colors. 2 yr old/$25 NEW
Peaches 'n Cream
- A very interesting spring color combination of peach, pale green and white
showing throughout the many prominent leaf veins and margins. The leaf is large
with deeply incised curling lobes. Fall color is a bright red on a medium sized
tree to 8 feet. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35
Red Emperor -
A newer red leaf similar to Bloodgood but more narrow leaf lobes and grows
faster with a compact shape to 18 feet and retains the leaf color better.
Brilliant red in the fall. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3 gal/$45, 5 gal/$65, 10
gal/$165, 25gal/$265. Also known as
Emperor I.
Sango Kaku -
The Coral Bark Maple is a very popular four-season plant. Brilliant coral red
bark in winter (needs the cold and the sun for the brightest red bark color),
with a very attractive long-lasting bright fall color of yellow, red and
apricot. Easy to grow, vase-shaped to 18 feet. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3 gal/$45,
5 gal/$65, 10 gal/$145, 25gal/$200-$225
Shishigashira
- A very distintive cultivar with very small, dark green, curled leaves and an
upright, scupltured habit (most people will not recognize this plant as being a
maple). Slow growing to 7 feet in 15 years. Blends of bright red and yellow late
fall color, but looks orange from a distance. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal large/$35, 25
gal/$295 and $395 (PICTURE BELOW), and $899 in ceramic bowl NEW.
Seiryu - The
blue-green dragon is an upright growing green-leaf dissectum that turns bright
scarlet in fall. Very easy to grow and vigorous to 14 feet and can handle the
sun as good as any. Green bark. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3 gal/$45, 25 gal/$265,
$325 and $425
Shin deshojo -
A small leaf, also used in bonsai, on a semi-dwarf maple to 12 feet that
branches very well. Brilliant red in spring that lasts several weeks when it is
cool. Summer is a subtle mottled pink and green, usually with a second growth
flush of brilliant red. This plant loves pruning and encourages new bright red
growth. Fall colors can be a brilliant red but can also be a mix of yellow and
red. Pretty much identical to Deshojo. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 3 gal/$45, 7
gal/$145, 15 gal/$165
A. sieboldianum 'Sode no uchi' - A maple from
Japan with bright green small leaves with 9 to 11 sharp lobes, and very bright
fall colors. 15 gal/$145, 25gal/$225 NEW.
Sumi nagashi -
A beautiful deeply divided red leaf very bright fall red colors and green bark.
It’s like the old cultivar 'Burgundy Lace' but much better due to its vigorous
growth. Leaves bronze in summer but the tree produces many very bright red seeds
that lasts into fall. Grows fast and narrow to 18 feet. 1 gal/$25, and 2
gal./$35, 5 gal/$55, 7 gal/$125, and 25 gal/$205-$265
Trompenburg -
A vigorous purple-red leaf that has deeply incised leaf lobes that also roll
downward, but will flatten-out in summer. Sometimes a very bright, shiny, dark
purple color in May. Takes the sun and heat very well for a red leaf. Very
bright red fall color. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 5 gal/$65, 10 gal/$65-$125, 15
gal/$165-$195
Ueno yama -
Bright orange and yellow spring colors on a small 10 foot tree. More orange than
Orange Dream in spring but this one does not keep the very nice golden green
leaf into summer. Yellow fall colors. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 10 gal/$145
Weeping
Japanese Maple Dissectums, Lace leaves - 6-10 tall and wider than its height -
dappled sun or some morning sun, keep out of wind:
Crimson Queen
- Most popular dissected leaf cultivar that has a smaller leaf than most. Bright
red in spring and brilliant red in fall with a mounded weeping habit. Slow
growing to 6 feet tall with a wider habit. Bronze colors in July or August
depending on the temperatures. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 7 gal/$95 and 10-15
gal/$145 (PICTURE BELOW)
Green Filigree - A most beautiful dissectum with
subtle variegation, a weeping habit, and bright fall colors. May be hard
to grow but we have to keep trying this one. 1 ga/$25 NEW
Inaba Shidare
- A shiny purple-red dissectum in spring and very bright crimson in fall. Easier
to grow than Crimson Queen (can take the sun better too), with a more weeping
habit and wider width. Bronze colors in August, or sooner if grown in too much
shade. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 7 gal/$125, 30gal/$265 - $500
Lion Heart -
The only upright-growing red leaf dissectum. Very nice red fall color. 1 gal/$25
Orangeola - A
vigorous and dense, weeping orangish-red dissectum that changes each day to the
summer blue-green color. Fall color is brilliant ruby red and can last longer
than most. Easy to grow. Will grow low and wide if not staked. 1 gal/$25, 2
gal/$35, 3 gal/$45, 7 gal/$95, 10 gal/$145
Ornatum- A
very old cultivar that can reach enormous sizes of twenty feet (in 200 years).
Easy to grow. Dissected brick-red spring leaves quickly change to green, then to
brilliant yellow in fall. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35
Palmatifidum -
Dark green leaf dissectum that turns brilliant crimson, gold and yellow in the
fall. Excellent grower with strong weeping habit. 2 gal/$35, 15 gal/$165-$195
Red Dragon -
The ultimate red dissectum (but slow growing and prone to dieback in extreme
heat). Turns red again early in fall then a brilliant ruby red in fall. 1
gal/$25, 7 gal/$45-$85, 25 gal/$250.
Stella Rosa - A new variety
of red dissectum that I first saw in Italy a few years ago that held its dark
red color better than all others over there. Help me test this one. New
- 2008 grafts/$25
Tamukeyama -
Like Crimson Queen only the leaf is sturdier looking. Slightly faster and easier
growing and can handle the sun better (will not hold its color well in too much
shade). 1 gal/$25, 7 gal/$125.
Viridis - A
very beautiful bright green dissectum that grows easy. Turns a brilliant yellow
mixed with oranges in the fall. A great Japanese maple in the shade. (You can
use the great texture of the leaves, bright green color, and its weeping habit
grown among other plants to create a pleasing visual effect.) Easy to grow. 1
gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 10 gal/$145, 15 gal/$165, 20 gal/$225
Watnong - Also
called Baldsmith this more delicate green leaf is tinted with some pink in
spring and turns a brilliant red in the fall. Nice arching, spreading habit,
more upright than some. Easy to grow. 1 gal/$25 NEW
Dwarf
Japanese Maples - 4 foot - dappled or morning sun:
Coonora Pgymy
- A dwarf maple to 4 feet with very small, round, green leaves and colorful
orange and red in fall. Very compact with age and easy to grow. UPDATE
- I just saw a 9 foot one in Nacogdoches. 1 gal/$25, 2 gal/$35, 7 gal/$85
(PICTURE BELOW)
Kamagata - A
dwarf with very nice small leaves and upright form with bright orangish-red fall
color. Bonsai pot, granite, rock, SOLD
OUT.
Kiyo hime - A
dwarf with very nice small leaves edged in red in spring. 5 gal/$150 Sold
Out
Mikawa yatsubusa
- A very slow growing, bright green leaf, dwarf, with brilliant red and yellow
fall color. Branches naturally curve and internodes are very closely spaced. 1
gal/$25, 2 gal/$65 NEW, 3 gal/$85, patio pot quality, $150
- This size SOLD OUT
Murasaki kiyohime
- A small green leaf that is edged with bright red in spring. Grows 4 foot tall
and 9 foot wide. Dense branching. 2 gal/$45 NEW
Ruby Lace -
Finely cut dissectum with red leaves all summer and bright red in fall, very
slow growing, 10 gal/$150
Sharp's Pygmy
- A dwarf, very small green leaf maple with bright red fall colors. Grows only
to 3 feet with a natural bonsai habit. 2 gal/$65 NEW
Shaina - A
dwarf maple sport of Atropurpureum with great red colors. Grows only to 5 feet.
1 gal/$25, 3 gal/$35 ad $45, 7 gal/$85-$165 (PICTURE BELOW)
Tama hime - A
slow, dense growing flat-topped maple with yellow fall colors. Great dwarf. SOLD
OUT
Winterflame -
A dwarf Coral Bark Maple for containers or smaller gardens. 7 gal/$165
Shade
Tree Maples - 20-40 feet - full sun/part sun:
Amur maple -
Acer ginnala takes the heat with bushy growth to 20 feet. Will grow in alkaline
soils. Bright red to yellow fall colors. Easy to grow. small seedlings/$6
Bigtooth Maple
- The native Texas sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. grandidentatum) with smaller
leaves and grows slow but can take alkaline soil and the heat. Easy to grow.
Bright fall colors of orange, red, or yellow. Smooth gray bark. 5 gal/$45, 7
gal/$55, 10 ga/$95
Brandywine, Acer
rubrum - A red maple that consistently turns brilliant red color for me.
This male cultivar produces no seed. Smooth gray bark. Grows slow in alkaline,
clay soils. 3 gal/$20, 10 gal/$35 - $55.
Caddo Maple 'Dr.
John Pair' - A sugar maple from western Oklahoma that was selected for
bright red fall color. Easy to grow even in alkaline and clay soils. SOLD
OUT
FIRE DRAGON®
Shantung Maple - A Metro Maples discovery, now patended (PP #17367) and
ready to prove itself. This bullet-proof tree has beautiful burnt orange or red
summer growth that turns brilliant red to red-orange in the fall. A superior
leaf shape and a better branching habit that makes for a more elegant looking
tree. Grows to 25-35 feet tall and wide with age. Very nice two-toned brown
fissured bark. Drought tolerant. Easy to grow. Texas A&M Superstar. Over 900 sold since 2006. 7 gal/$35 and
$65, and 15 gal/$95 6-7
feet (PICTURE BELOW), very nice shapes and 7-8' 15gal/$150
- just brought up plus 25gal/$225/.
Ginkgo 'Autumn
Gold' - An 'Honorary Maple', this ancient tree has no known pests or
diseases. Beautiful fan-shaped leaves turn a brilliant butter-yellow in the
fall. This is a grafted male clone that produces no seed. Slow growing but easy
to grow to 40 feet. small 3 gal/$15, 7 gal/$30 SOLD OUT, 45 gal, 2.5" caliper,
14+
feet tall/$415, only 1 left
Montpellier Maple
- From around the Mediterranean and into Iran comes a maple (Acer ginnala ssp.
monspessulanum) that takes alkaline soils and drought. Small leaves on a small
tree to only 20 feet. Yellow fall color very late in the season. For maple
collectors. 10 gal/$75
Paperbark Maple,
Acer gresium - A most exquisite maple and easy to grow. Prefers some
afternoon shade but can handle the sun most years. Can be grown as understory
tree. Leaves unfold like fuzzy coppery pussy-willows. The bark on mature plants
is a smooth and shiny copper and chocolate color and exfoliates in paper-thin
layers all year long. Peeling bark will shine when backlite from the sun. Fall
colors are a brilliant red or a mixture of red to yellows. Slow growing to only
20-30 feet. Drought and alkaline tolerant. 3 gal/$30, 7 gal/$35, 10 gal
multi-trunk/$55, 10 foot/$300 NEW-very nice ones.
Shantung Maple
- A beautiful medium-size shade tree with Sweetgum-like leaves that takes
alkaline and clay soils, drought, cold and wind. Acer truncatum has purplish-red
colors in spring and then a brilliant yellow/gold fall color. Sometimes called
Purpleblow maple. Very nice-two toned fissured bark. Texas
A&M Superstar. To 35 feet tall and wide. 1 gal/$5-$10, 2-3 gal/$15, 7
gal/$45, 10 gal/$65, 15 gal/$95, 20 gal/$120 25 gal/$225 and $395 (3 inch
caliper, multi-trunk - SOLD, and $750 for 4 inch caliper, 14 foot tall specimen
- SOLD.
Trident Maple,
Acer burgerianum - Very nice small, 3-lobed leaves on a dense growing
medium-tall sized maple. Likes pH neutral soils but does not burn in alkaline
soils. Bright fall colors of yellow or red. Bark peels with age and has various
tones of brown to orangish-brown. SOLD OUT. Starting Trident seeds that
will have small leaves on a full-szie tree.
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