Masu murasaki / Musa murasaki

Another red cultivar i have been "a huntin' for". Well here it is .. It does NOT burn in sun at least up my way. It is super cold hardy . It is spectacularly red in spring and fall and holds some color thru summer . this is one of my top 10 fav upright redss. it is supposer to get big but mine has been a slow grower. I may get big in jm preferred growing areas..but I don't see it happening here . The correct mane is Masu NOT Musa ( Which is not Japanese ). Masu means "increased" in Japanese and Murasaki means purple thus intense red/ purple.
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Color:
 Spring; red / purple
 Summer; red / bronze
 Fall; red
Size; 12 - 14''