ACER saccharum 'Brocade'  Admired by many visitors in our meadow, it is a lovely tree. Rapidly making a statement, the leaves are attractively divided to give a graceful head. Wonderful autumn colours. Not available this season
	ACER saccharum 'Fiddler's Creek' An amazing selection of the drought tolerant "sugar maple" with fine, almost thread like lobes to the green leaves. Consequently nothing like as big as the species, so a quaint small tree. Bright golden yellow autumn colours. Not available this season
	ACER shirasawanum 'Aureum'  (Previously known as Acer japonicum 'Aureum') A beautiful slow growing small tree with soft yellow large leaves. The spring colour is almost fluorescent and again in the autumn when they are often margined red. Choose a site with good light (for strong yellow leaf colour) but out of direct sun (to prevent scorch). Slow growing. The photo (left) shows the early stages of autumn colour. From £24.50 Fantastic Specimens Available - please ask for sizes and prices.
	ACER shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'  This originated as a sport from the well known Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' on an American nursery in 1978. However, here the leaves are a softer lemon yellow and are suffused with an orange red glow. Having observed them avidly last summer, I am delighted to report that this is now my favourite Acer (what a fickle person I am!) I love the way the leaves are held almost flat to give a gently layered impression and the colours were just gorgeous, continuing their display into the autumn. It seems to have better vigour than it's cousin too, but as so often the exact nature of the plant will be determined by it's conditions - light and soil moisture levels. 3m From £24.50 Fantastic Specimens Available - please ask for sizes and prices.
	ACER shirasawanum 'Lovett' Coming soon!
	ACER shirasawanum 'Ogura yama'  This Maple is unique. The light green young growth in spring is covered in fine hairs to give a silvery appearance, which disappears as the growth ripens to green. Autumn colour is a dependable scarlet. Some authorities include this cultivar under A.sieboldianum. It grows slowly to become a multi branched tree to 3m. From £24.50 Fantastic Specimens Available - please ask for sizes and prices.
	ACER shirasawanum 'Palmatifolium'  The Maple for those who cannot grow Maples! With the vigour of A.shirasawanum but the large 11 lobed leaves are reminiscent of A.palmatum. Happy in full sun without scorching and not fussy about soil conditions. An excellent plant. Brilliant scarlet and orange autumn colours. 2m From £21.00 Fantastic Specimens Available - please ask for sizes and prices.
	ACER shirasawanum 'Suzanne' A seedling from A. shirasawanum 'Aureum' selected in Germany; the leaves are a light green through the summer, appearing to have a thin red margin as the pointed lobes are tipped with red. Deep gold autumn colour. The large, multi-lobed leaves are strongly pleated. Strong-growing upright small tree. From £24.50
	ACER shirasawanum 'Yasemin' A chance seedling between A. palmatum and A. shirasawanum, it is variably categorised under both species. Consider it to be the only purple leaved variant of A. shirasawanum and you will begin to understand my enthusiasm for it. Large shiny purple leaves are attractively toothed along their margins and develop lovely autumn colours. Potentially vigorous once it gets going. From £24.50 Fantastic Specimens Available - please ask for sizes and prices.
NEW	ACER sieboldianum 'Sode no uchi' A dwarf selection, the bright light green leaves are the smallest in the species, and shaped very much as those of A. palmatum. Predominantly bright yellow autumn colour is highlighted by red tones. Forming a rounded bush, it is happy in either border or container and is popular for bonsai use owing to its naturally compact habit. From £21.00 Fantastic Specimens Available - please ask for sizes and prices.
	ACER tataricum ssp. ginnala 'Flame' Previously classified as Acer ginnala 'Flame', it is a seed source selection, giving a dramatic improvement on the species. Outstanding vivid red and orange autumn colour on a robust small tree. Originating in Canada, it was named in Holland in 1982. £15.00

ACER tataricum ssp. ginnala 'Red Wings' This is a superb selection! It forms a small bushy tree pleasingly quickly and has an almost supernatural ability to return from the dead (based on its response here to drought last summer!) but the feature that prompted its name is clearly the brilliant red winged seeds which positively drip from the branches in late summer and autumn, before it erupts in a fiery display of colour. Not available this season

	ACER tegmentosum This handsome small tree from Manchuria is arguably the hardiest of all the snakebark maples. It remains small and lightly branched so that the bold leaves and white striped bark can be appreciated with ease. This is such a tactile plant. The winter stems are covered with a white bloom, which sadly rubs off when caressed! 4-5m £27.50
	ACER tegmentosum 'White Tigress' One of the best recent selections of snakebark maple; youngest twigs are glossy purple, gaining the characteristic white striations with maturity. Yellow autumn colours add to the display. From £27.50
	ACER triflorum In the same group as Acer griseum (need I say more?) this species is arguably even more beautiful and certainly quicker growing. Certainly it is scarcer. There are lovely plants at Wisley and Kew, and the autumn colours are truly gorgeous. The peeling bark is described as more woolly and less papery than A. griseum. Actually, I would rate it as having better autumn colour but not quite such good bark interest. A small tree or even a large shrub. Specimens Only - please enquire for sizes and prices
	ACER truncatum 'Akikaze nishiki' A vigorous, well branched shrub to 4m. The young growth is dark pink-red, changing to rich green with distinct creamy white portions. Most attractive. Tolerant of a wider range of soil and conditions than most Japanese Maples. From £22.50