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Maple, Japanese

Foliage light red all summer, turning brilliant scarlet-red in autumn. Best summer foliage color requires full sun. Few plants can compare to the effect these choice cultivars create in the landscape. In winter the branching patterns are delicate and intricate with bold upward arching trunks and weeping stems. Autumn foliage is colorful, and even the fallen leaves are attractive on the ground. Easy to grow, reasonably winter tolerant and slow to mature, these cultivars are suitable for virtually any southern New England garden. We recommend vigilance against vole or rodent damage to stems when snow covers the trunks in winter.