![]() Flowers are followed by samaras that ripen in late summer to fall. Small reddish-purple flowers in spring are somewhat attractive on close inspection, but are not showy from a distance. Foliage is noted for retaining good color throughout the summer. Note: The plant is shipped in its pot, firmly secured with several layers of clear tape, thereby avoiding any shuffling and moving during transit. It features deeply cut and dissected purple red leaves (to 4” long) that turn brighter red in fall. ‘Tamukeyama’ is a red-leaf, dissected (cutleaf/laceleaf) cultivar that grows in a mound or dome to 6-8’ tall spreading by weeping and cascading branching to 12’ wide. Each leaf has several lobes (typically 5–7) that all originate from one point looking like an open hand with outstretched fingers. Specific epithet is in reference to the palmate nature of the leaves. disssectum Tamukeyama is a small, slow-growing Japanese maple, with delicate, lacy, burgundy red foliage, small purple flowers and fantastic, deep red autumn colour. Long, cascading branches produce spring foliage that is bright crimson and summer foliage that turns dark, purple-red and retains its color even in hot, humid summers. Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree. Tamukeyama Laceleaf Maple First listed in 1710 in Japan, Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’ is an extremely vigorous cultivar of superior quality has survived the test of time. Dissectum means deeply cut in reference to the deeply cut, feathery nature of the leaves. These dissected-leaf shrubs are commonly called laceleaf Japanese maple, cutleaf Japanese maple or threadleaf Japanese maple. Palmate leaves, each having 7-11 deeply incised lobes, are deeply cut to the base of the leaf. dissectum is typically a much smaller, rounded, slow-growing shrubby form (often with cascading branching) that rarely matures to more than 12' tall with a larger spread. Fall color includes an often spectacular combination of shades of yellow, red, purple and bronze. Small reddish-purple flowers in umbels bloom in spring (April) followed by winged samaras in pairs which ripen in September-October. ![]() Each palmate green leaf (2-5" long) has 5 to 7 but less frequently 9 toothed lobes. ![]() General plant form is rounded to broad-rounded, often with low branching. Acer palmatum, commonly called Japanese Maple, is a deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10-25' (infrequently to 40') tall. ![]()
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