Guess what's one of my favorite trees...

On a side note from the design process, let's talk about one of my favorite trees. The pretty Japanese Maple also known as Acer Palmatum. The Japanese Maple is a woody plant native from Japan, China, North and South Korea. It can be used in the landscape as a small tree or a deciduous shrub. It can reach a height of up to 20 feet, but grows as an understory tree. I love this tree to be planted as a single ornamental tree that stands out in the landscape.

There are many different cultivars or varieties of this maple which attract people with its leaf shape and colors. My favorite cultivar is called "Bloodgood" because of it's bright red leaves that stay red for most of the summer and the grey picturesque muscular-looking trunk. This may not be your favorite tree, but the pictures below may change your mind. Until next time....

Bloodgood cultivar leaf

Various leaf pattern

 

 

Multi-trunk Japanese Maple