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The burnished tips to the green growth should make this an outstanding shrub in the garden, but I think they will probably act as camouflage, and allow the leaves to fade into
inconspicuous ignominy. Hardly surprisingly there has been very little in the way of autumn colour this year (2006) - the display has been rained off (rained on?). There has been a brief show among the smaller
Acer palmatum varieties because they are all in the greenhouse (which is probably cheating). Mr Maple says: "'Sekka yatsubusa' is a fun Japanese maple that has tight dense growth with fasciated new growth. The buds cluster together at the end of the rounded branches. This creates a unique habit of growth with twists and curls. The green leaves on 'Sekka yatsubusa' turn to yellow to red in the fall. 'Sekka yatsubusa' may reach 8-10 ft in 20 years. " Maple Ridge Nursery say: "Acer palmatum ‘Sekka yatsubusa’ has short internodal lengths that give this small plant a very different appearance as the leaves are bunched up along the stems. Red edges to the deeply divided leaves and red petioles add to the effect. All though very slow when young this small tree can grow quite vigorously under the right conditions. Once the tree gets a little older it begins to develop very interesting fasciations or flattened stems of congested growth. While like most maples 'Sekka yatsubusa' is happy in partial shade this adaptable cultivar does quite well in heavy shade or in full sun in all but the hottest climates. Fall color is usually red and very good, some years it can be quite stunning." |
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