The feathery green leaves are typical of the dissectum group, as is the gently weeping "mushroom-like" habit. The yellow autumn colour is excellent.
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These are fantastic specimens with wonderful architectural, almost quirky habits. Others are more symmetrical. They have fine purple deeply divided leaves, turning red in autumn. Their attraction is not limited to pot culture; they are as perfectly useable in the garden as any other Acer.
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Arising as a chance seedling in Oregon in 1979, this pretty cultivar was not actually named until 1996. It is less pendulous than the usual mushroom shaped dissectum, though still quite broad. Pink edged pale green new growth matures to mid green in summer before taking on spectacular red autumn colour. Deeply toothed substantial leaves make this a really rewarding plant to grow. Expect 2m by a greater width.
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I love this superb dwarf cultivar, which was the first witches broom from a dissectum to be selected; in the early 1980's in America. The finely cut leaves are considerably smaller than normal dissectums, emerging a reddish orange in spring before becoming bronze-green for the summer, and orange to pink in autumn. Although vigorous when young, it is unlikely to attain more than a metre in any direction, and will require a sheltered site, particularly when young. If anything is worthy of pampering, this is it!
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A recently introduced dissectum from America. The leaf shape and habit is familiar, being typical of the dissectum group, but the greeny-orange colour is quite distinct. Yellow autumn colours. This year I only have semi-mature specimens of this one - if you prefer something a little smaller, then A. palmatum dissectum 'Watnong' is very similar, if not the same.
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A recent Australian selection, that is slow growing so perfect for pot or garden. Rusty red-purple summer colour turns orange red in autumn. This cultivar stood out for me last summer - they looked fantastic and kept their colour well under difficult weather conditions.
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ACER palmatum dissectum 'Beni kumo no su'
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ACER palmatum dissectum 'Benishidare Tricolour'
See Acer palmatum dissectum 'Toyama nishiki'
This Australian selection is vigorous as a young plant, but not upright. Thus it seems to naturally attain a wonderful quirky and Oh so "Japanese" shape. It really is very distinctive when seen amongst other dissectums. Young growth is green, becoming flushed with red or bronze through the summer, which is actually the other-way round to how most colours develop. Autumn colours are complex shades of orange as the nights draw in.
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An excellent new Australian cultivar which can almost be described as a purple foliaged equivalent of 'Seiryu' with upright habit as opposed to the usual weeping shape.
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A delightful traditional Australian cultivar which forms a tidy dense mounded shape. Bronze is an excellent colour description for the leaves - not dark enough to be purple, but much more colour than in a green. Primarily yellow autumn colour perhaps with a hint of orange.
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An American introduction, we have found this recent selection to be extremely vigorous and well behaved as a young plant. The new leaves emerge a coppery red, whilst the exact colour they maintain through the summer will be influenced by light levels; being greener in shade but maintaining richer reddish hues in more light. Golden yellow to crimson autumn colour. Expect the same size, shape and habit that is typical of the group.
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This selection of the red dissectums is one of the best. The graceful feathery leaves are a persistent deep red colour. It will also endure periods of high summer temperatures with the minimum of leaf scorch. Vivid scarlet autumn colour. This selection has a greater tendency to form a neat, dense mound. 1m
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