Acer palmatum Corallinum
Brilliant in spring with summer flushes and brilliant in fall all season beauty. This JM is of rounded trimmed shaped that is not unruly like some. It seems to be a small garden type JM. This one you will like. It likes a bit of shade and hate wet areas. New growth is scarlet in summer and fall.
This is a dwarf version of Shin deshojo.
Corallinum has been known under the names Beni seigen, Carmineum, and Spring Fire.
Zone 6 tree.
- Winter Hardiness: Zone 6 - Down to -10°
- Summer Hardiness: Tree will be planted in partial shade
- Tree Size: Short up to 6' in ten years or more
- Tree Form: Bushy
- Leaf Size: Small
- Leaf Type: Basic (Palmatum, Japonicum, Shirasawanum)
- Spring Color: Pink and Red
- Summer Color: Green with Red edges
- Fall Color: Red