Now that I have pissed off the 1% of you that I really don’t care if I did piss off ….  for the OTHER 99% of you folks who truly are interested in Japanese Maples and companion trees and do not fit into the above modus operandi. We really DO want YOU ( the 99%) to come and visit .. we love showing our trees to folks who have interest and realize how special of place we have here .

This year is very special since we have over 500 varieties of Jms available. We have tripled our dwarf selection, and added hundreds of larger semi specimen and specimen trees, . We have also added trees for bonsai ( pre bonsai). We also, as well , have a much larger selections (with many in larger sizes) of Gingko ( many Dwarf varieties , Fagus ( beech), Conifer, Quecus ( Oaks) , Cercis ( Red Bud) , Many available in larger sizes ready for your yard to be immediately beautified. We also have  many other rare and hard to get trees absolutely unavailable elsewhere!! .Basically we are bursting at the seems with the most beautiful trees we have ever had …. and all sizes are bigger than last year .Having larger sizes within each pot size makes for exceptionally good deals for you. All our greenhouses are now separated into types and sizes so everything is easy  to find. Overall we have a fine running operation that should make your visit a boffo one

Our 2 acre Botanical gardens are beautiful and growing nicely so you can see many of the trees we offer in a setting rather than just a can. We have seating areas where you can just gaze at the gardens rest between tour points

Making an appointment is easiest by phone in the evening up between 8pm 10:30 pm central time so I can check and not double book .. Just call me at 217-303-2641. Or email us thru the contact page above. If you email us please supply several dates and times and I can likely squeeze ya in ..

Remember a tour takes 1-2 hours so don’t come to close to dark but basically anytime from 9am to 7pm 7 days a week is ok with me … I will make it work .

Visiting offers you the chance to pick your own tree(s) and take it home in a pot. See all we have to offer . Be awed at all the really cool and different trees available no where else within 2000 miles. A visit to Davidsans is well worth the trip no matter how many hours you are from here

If you are truly interested, WE REALLY WANT YOU TO COME. Just ask us to make an appointment for you at your convenience .. You will find Davidsan a very nice person who will go out of his way to help you , as long as the first paragraph does not apply to you.

Just give us a call or email

the best Jms in my opinion to buy grow and collect

Well after much thought I decided to post my favorite Japanese Maple(s).. And not just one .. Many of you know Yubae is my favorite but it is now totally unavailable in the trade and not everyone likes or needs that green/red upright form . So I have decided to list several faves in each category.. So here’s a list of faves in different types … for experienced collectors this will just seem like babble, but for newbies and inexperienced folks this can be of great help to get started or increase their just started collection,  you can’t go wrong with any of these trees. And please use the sap app that goes above and beyond this personal list. The sap app is linked below for easy access.

http://www.davidsansjapanesemaples.com/japanese-maple-tree-selector/

Upright RED

red most of season)

if not all)

Moonfire ( this one has surprised me with its hardiness and all season red color … similar to Musashino but much lights up in late afternoon stunning )

Musashino  ( My fav large red from 1710 in Japan .. there are two cultivars known as this both are super great best larger red tree period )

Yubae ( founded by the father of Jms J. D. Vertrees … easy to grow good red all season can take sun and -25 temps )

Okagami  ( best chameleon like tree constantly changing colors )

Musa murasake    ( Great color spring and fall and takes full sun without burn and does not seem to be bothered by wetness)

Fireglow  ( Best all around easy to grow bright red JM )

Christy Anne   ( This is a sleeper virtually unknown I absolutely love this tree pretty all season great curvy trunk just a stunner)

Uprights RED spring and fall

Shin deshojo  (Absolutely the best spring and fall super bright red period … hardy and veruy nice  a definite fav of mine)

Shishio Improved  Similar to above just ditto it

Uprights RED fall color

Osakazuki  ( super fall red nothing beats it  the best fall red tree, one great tree gorgeous )

Uprights ORANGE fall color

Hogyoku ( Best for orange that is actually orange … larger beefy and super pretty)

Ichigyoji  (planted opposite of Osakazuki for red and orange color although orange is never guaranteed. That’s how Vertrees saw them, (Planted near each other) but depending on soil ( he was from Oregon with volcanic soil…you are not ) Ichi may not be orange for everyone but a fab tree in it’s own right and similar in form to Osakazuki) )

Uprights GREEN

( will have fall color)

Shishigashira   (want a weird tree… this one is for you it will always be in my heart the female lions head/mane  larger but a slow grower and doesn’t get very tall  a stunner that attracts attention)

Ukon  (Also known as Aoyagi  both one of the best light green non Aureum types for those that want that cool it. green color but want something VERY easy to grow)

Green Star (I truly love this little known tree it is super cool star shaped leaves very pretty)

Upright YELLOW GOLD

Moonrise ..   ( da absolute best of this group hands down)

Orange Dream    ( this one has surprised me i would recommend it to anyone with just a bit of shade VERY hardy very pretty )

Autumn Moon    (very nice)

Aueum   their is nothing else like it as far as its color  very unique yellow green  … needs mostly shade and allot of TLC but with bigger trees little problems. Much better to donate your money  to a worthy cause than to throw it away  buying a small one )

Upright VARIEGATED

Taiyo nishiki

Sagara Nishiki

Serles Variegated

( all three have great variegation )

UPRIGHT COLUMBAR

Twombly’s Red Sentinal   ( Great all season red and tight upright Jm beautiful )

Tsukasa Silhouette  ( Brand new  and it is super vertically compact .. very pretty all season )

( Both outstanding and truly columnar now you have a choice of green or red columnar .. will work well planted together as a pair but different

Dwarf reds

Miyasayama Yatsubusa the only known dwarf Burgaranium

Bashful  (the only true shirasawanum dwarf)

Brants Dwarf ( Best all around red dwarf … very pretty)

Hime Shojo  ( best new red dwarf hands down very cool!!)

Yama hime ( best red bigger dwarf)

Swat Margret  (best dwarf with tree form and more horizontal tree type branching)

Elizabeth (My favorite red dwarf very very pretty!!)

Royale  Great smaller red cool colors all season but (VERY limited availability this year for unknown reason )

Dwarf MULTI COLOR

Murasaki kiyo hime ( My favorite multi coloreds dwarf .. very hardy and takes full sun well )

Kyohime yatsubusa (same as above)

Yuri hime sport ( This JM looks nothing like Yuri hime but is a super dwarf fart growing and super easy to care for great for beginners

Kamagata  ( great for bonsai or yard plantingf easy to keep small tiny leaves very pretty)

Kawaii  (new almost a dissectum … so many fall colors I dare you to count them and pretty all year .. one of the best new cultivars out there)

( If you are looking for a nice hardy very pretty dwarf that stays small you have hit the jackpot with any of the above )

Dwarf GREEN

(will have fall color)

Ojishi  (Super cool leaves it is the male dwarf shishigashira  very compact place anywhere with a bit of shade or not) stays small!!

Sir Happy ( available next spring super rare super small and super cool Very limited quantities) the smallest dwarf I have ever seem 3 ft in 10 years

Ryuzu  ( great for bonsai when young)

Ryusen ( THE BEST WEEPER i HAVE EVER SEEN!! Now also Available in spring grafted on VERY MATURE Pine Bark Jm super super cool pine bark bottom true heavy weeper up top ASTOUNDING LOOK !! )  not taky like those multiple grafted trees by folks with no taste this one is an eye opener

Dwarfs YELLOW/GOLD

Akane   (Very nice yellow throught the season with a bit of shade my Galesan my wifes favorite tree )

Summer Gold (New last year .. I was VERY impressed with it’s color and took the heat a bit better than Akane  maybe best for south in shady place)

Bashful  (new very small dwarf shirasawanum … sold out in one week last year … I didn’t even have time to take a JPEG of it … will as soon as they come in this year and leaf out .

Mr. Sun  a great dwarf shirasawanam)

(ALL OF THESE VERY COOL!! ALL VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE RUN OF THE MILL JM) If you want a truly differnt cultivar choose one of these

Dissectum RED

Brocade ( has red flashes of new growth all season very rare with Jms very very pretty)

Red Dragon ( the hardiest of the reds and a bit more upright .. this is a winner )

Stella Rosa  (I have fallen for this tree a very hardy very fast grower with pizazz!! super cool)

Octopus ( I love this one it spreads out horizontally and stays small twisting limbs but compacrt everything you want in a smaller dissectum )

( ALL THREE ARE TREMENDOUS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT AND WORTH HAVING ALL HARDY AND CAN TAKE SOME SUN)

Dissectum ORANGE

Orangeola  (AS LONG AS NOT TO WET AND COLD IT IS A GORGEOUS TREE)

Jeddeloh Orange  ( is most upright and the closest yet to make the grade other than the two mentioned below … very pretty all season .. a keeper )

Dissectum Green

(red or multi color in fall)

Washi no o ( BEST ALL AROUND  FOR RUGGED CONDITIONS )

Autumn Fire  (NEW AND WORTH GETTING BEAUTIFUL IN FALL GREAT FORM)

Watnong  ( I LOVE THIS ONE)

Dissectum YELLOW/ GREEN

Emerald Lace  (THE BEST ALL AROUND HARDY SUN TAKING DISSCECUM HANDS DOWN!!)

Sunset  (GREAT FOR SOUTH)

Ottos Dissectum  (MY FAVE MORE UPRIGHT)

Dissectum VARIEGATED

Toyama nishiki

Hana Matoi

(BOTH TOP DRAWER)

DISSECTUM Upright

Seiryu

(THIS IS IN MY TOP FIVE FAVE TREE HARDY TAKES FULL SUN  AND BEAUTIFUL JUST A GREAT TREE)

YEP… it’s the only current true upright … many pretenders but no other true upright dissectum. There is a red one in japan guarded by a 12 ft electrified fence … it will be many years til we get that one available but when it is it will be at Davidsans asap

Just click on the screen shot below play arrow below and let it play . Depending on your computer speed you may want to pause it a bit to load it up .. I have tweaked it to load faster but if you have a very low speed connection rate just pause the video for 10 seconds although you may not need to even with a low connection with my tweaking. Let me know what you think.

I hope you enjoy it and get excited about all the cool rare Japanese Maples and other rare companion trees I carry .

I have come to believe fall planting is fine for Japanese Maples too although I personally prefer spring   but that now is just a personal preference… the difference in death rate is miniscule and that is only for very far northern growers on the edge of JM growing areas!!! Most of the damage seems to be bark split from southern exposure to bright winter sun… either placement where that sun does no damage or using plastic tree guards ( be sure to remove early spring!!) can keep that from happening .. Bark split comes from winter sun warming the tree sap rising then freezing and popping the bark at night if enough bark splits it will die in spring…, Over the years I have lost very few fall planted trees and almost 100% from this problem …just coming out of pots into the ground .. But with the added precaution of protecting the trunk of fall planted trees that will get direct south sun I am now  comfortable with fall planting… and for those in zone 6 or warmer there is no problem with fall planting at all.  If you want to fall plant JM’s I am now convinced fall planting is just fine …with the added note that extremely far north zones may want to use some trunk protection. As long as you buy from a quality nursery like Davidsans fall purchasing is just fine for JMs.

Acer Psuedosieboldianum is a tree hardy to zone 4.. It grows maybe 12-15 ft over many years in those colder areas   faster in more moderate ones ( 10 ft in 10 years in maple friendly areas). It is a very sturdy, very pretty upright tree that has an open canopy with very Boffo fall color of orange, purple and red … It has a very pretty Asian leaf roundish in shape sort of like a smaller Japonicum . It is closely related to the JM palmatum form .

I personally find this tree very nice and have never understood why it is so rare and hard to find . It gives the northern Jm’sters the ability to actually plant an Asian maple in their yard. This year I have a good supply of shippable Pseudosieboldianum in both upright and multi branched style … so you can have a upright tree or bush form, depending on placement .

Yes even you “almost” Canadians you can actually plant an Asian Maple in your yard and have something truly special that will stand out as an exceptional rare specimen single stem or multi stem tree!!

Both multi and single trunk Psuedosieboldianum are in VERY limited quantities and available on a first come first serve basis. Please email me through the contact page for both available sizes and prices and/or if you have interest and wish to reserve and buy one this spring.

Announcing the first web application for easily choosing your own special Japanese Maple, NOW exclusively at Davidsan’s. This is an app designed for the most experienced JM-sters to save them time, as well as beginners who have no clue where to start.  We have spent many hours developing this app so you can choose the perfect JM that fits all your local conditions as well as size color and form requirements. We have taken the work out of the arduously long process of choosing a JM, with this one simple application. Use it, love it and get your list, then if you are still not sure and want an my opinion email me.  Tell your friends about this and all the forums. They now have a place to easily pick their JM specimen(s) with minimal work .

Be sure to read the instructions on “How To Use This App” at right on the App page before you start. By doing so, you will  not  to not get too few or too many choices showing up. If you follow those3 instructions you should get a usable list to study further and to choose from.

Please let me know if you have suggestions on making this app better. It was thoroughly tested in a beta stage for weeks and was given good reviews. But I am sure there are ideas I have not thought that may be helpful in continuing it’s development. I use it daily when folks ask me to choose certain cultivars, and it has been a tremendous help to me. ( Having almost 400 cultivar available it is hard for me to remember all trees that might work for folks) .

Have fun and enjoy my new app.