

As a quintessential tree for any Asian-themed garden, Emperor Japanese Maple provides a focal point that ties your landscape design with a stunning red bow. Emperor Japanese Maple is a perennial in USDA plant hardiness Zones 5 through 8, which means it's a durable tree in cold northern climates as well as hot southern regions. These oriental beauties have found hospitable homes in many western climates and soils, too. Japanese maple trees are also native to areas in Southeast Asia other than Japan.
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Although you don't want to plant Emperor Japanese Maple in full shade, you'll find that its leaves retain their red hues even in partial shade or in areas where the tree receives dappled sunshine. Emperor Japanese Maple buds later in spring than other trees, so it is spared the damage caused by late-season cold snaps. Then you have to wait longer for the tree to produce its leaves, which can make your yard look sparse in the meantime. When deciduous trees produce leaf buds early in spring, the buds can be killed by late-spring frosts. Emperor Japanese Maple takes a shapely upright form, but it typically grows no taller than 15 feet, with heights of 10 to 12 feet more commonly seen. It will either overwhelm your other plantings, or it will throw your landscape design way out of proportion. If you have a small landscape, you may not have room to grow a large tree. You'll want Emperor Japanese Maple for its spectacular foliage, but you'll be pleasantly surprised at the other features this red-blushing beauty brings to the table: In autumn, Emperor Japanese Maple's foliage finishes the growing season with a spectacular color change to scarlet-red!Ī Graceful Display with even Better Features Beginning in spring, the emerging leaves are colored with regal shades of purplish-red, and they retain this color throughout summer. Emperor Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Wolff' EMPEROR 1®) makes your landscape sizzle all season long.

You won't have to wait until autumn to enjoy red leaves on this tree. We recommend that you buy Japanese maples you want immediately as we often sell out of certain selections.Brilliant Red Maple Leaves All Season Long Limited Quantities Available !! As we have over a thousand cultivars of Japanese maples, we often do not have many of each cultivar. With all of its wonderful attributes ‘Emperor 1’ makes a perfect choice for a mid-sized upright red Japanese maple.

This Red Emperor Japanese maple tree handles cold conditions extremely well and is also very heat tolerant in the late summer. Hardiness is another great quality of ‘Emperor 1’. ‘Emperor 1’ is a vigorous growing red Japanese maple though it stays midsized overall at around 15 feet in height. The 'Emperor One' Japanese maple makes a beautiful dynamic to the shiny red tops as the leaves turn blowing in a light summer breeze. The underside of the leaf is a rich olive green. This 'Emperor 1' Japanese maple holds its rich, dark red foliage well throughout the summer months, and has a brilliant scarlet fall display. Also known as 'Red Emperor', the early spring color of this Japanese maple comes out as an extremely deep maroon with a brilliant translucent sheen that gives the leaves a nice shiny look as the sunlight hits them. Red Emperor Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 ‘Emperor 1’ is one of our favorite red upright Japanese maples.
