This Japanese maple is developing spectacular colour in the Autumn Garden.
Introduced to English gardens in 1820 the Japanese maples are favoured by gardeners for their size, form and foliage. Today there exist over 1000 forms to choose from, which have arisen from Acer palmatum, a variable Japanese species which can reach up to 8m in height and spread, and which bears five to nine-lobed leaves. ‘Osakazuki’ is popular in cultivation, having seven-lobed, toothed mid-green leaves and bearing attractive red samara (dry, flattened, winged fruits) in summer. For much of the year our stand of three plants sits relatively unnoticed, but when the leaves take on their dramatic colour, ‘Osakazuki’ is hard to ignore.