Acanthopanax sieboldianus
FIVELEAF ARALIA
- Reclassified as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
- Clusters of greenish-white flowers are insignificant
- Rapid growing with compound dark green toothed leaves
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Acanthopanax sieboldianus 'Variegatus'
VARIEGATED FIVELEAF ARALIA
- Reclassified as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegata'
- Glossy green leaves with irregular creamy margins are prickly on the undersides
- Clusters of greenish-white flowers are insignificant
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acanthus hungaricus
HUNGARIAN BEAR'S BREECHES
- AKA Acanthus balcanus
- Hardier species than Acanthus mollis
- Dark green spiny leaves look similar to a thistle
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-75 cm
Acanthus mollis
BEAR'S BREECHES
- Pink to white blooms with purple hooded bracts
- Deeply cut glossy leaves
- Makes an excellent cut flower
HEIGHT: 75-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Acer campestre
HEDGE MAPLE
- Densely branched, broad, oval habit
- Dark green leaves in the summer, turning yellow in the fall
- Inconspicuous flowers are green
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer campestre Jade Patina™ ('BAIlee')
JADE PATINA™ HEDGE MAPLE
- Densely branched habit
- Has more deeply lobed leaves than the species
- Dark green leaves in the summer turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 8-10 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer campestre 'Carnival'
CARNIVAL HEDGE MAPLE
- Crown grows into a compact, round shape
- Leaves emerge creamy-pink, turning a variegated white and green in the summer
- Fall foliage colour is a soft yellow with white margins
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-300 cm
Acer ginnala 'Flame'
FLAME MAPLE
- AKA Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame'
- Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into a tree form
- Fragrant yellowish flowers appear just before the leaves
HEIGHT: 5-7 m · SPREAD: 5-7 m
Acer ginnala 'Ruby Slippers'
RUBY SLIPPERS AMUR MAPLE
- More or less rounded shape
- Dark green foliage turns an intense red-orange in the fall
- Yellow flowers are not ornamentally significant
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer grandidentatum x saccharum Highland Park® ('Hipzam')
HIGHLAND PARK® BIGTOOTH MAPLE
- Upright pyramidal habit
- Thick, tatter-resistant leaves
- Dark green leaves turn bright red in the fall
HEIGHT: 9-11 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer griseum
PAPERBARK MAPLE
- One of the most distinct cultivars in the maple genus
- Cinnamon-brown bark exfoliates in paper-thin strips like birch
- Slow-growing species with an oval shape
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Acer griseum Fireburst™ ('JFS KW8AGRI')
FIREBURST™ PAPERBARK MAPLE
- An upright, oval tree
- Good branch structure and uniform shape
- Dark green trifoliate leaves
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer griseum x maximowiczianum Cinnamon Girl™ ('Molly Fordham')
CINNAMON GIRL™ MAPLE
- Vase-shaped maple
- Trifoliate green leaves turn dark red in colour in the fall
- Vivid cinnamon-red bark is flaky and peels with age
HEIGHT: 5-8 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
FERN LEAF JAPANESE MAPLE
- An excellent plant for the garden, providing an upright mounding form
- Very distinctive leaves (much larger than other Japanese maples) turn brilliant red in the fall
- Small reddish-purple flowers appear before the leaves
HEIGHT: 300-350 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'
VINE-LEAFED FERN LEAF MAPLE
- Purplish-red flowers appear before the leaves
- Fruit emerges green and ripens red in summer, providing contrast among the huge leaves
- Grape-leaf shaped light green leaves "resemble a full moon"
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Acer miyabei Rugged Ridge® ('JFS-KW3AMI')
RUGGED RIDGE® MAPLE
- Vigorous, upright, oval habit
- Dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Deeply furrowed corky bark
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 12-13 m
Acer miyabei State Street® ('Morton')
STATE STREET® MAPLE
- Oval to rounded growth habit
- Medium green five-lobed leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Clusters of greenish-yellow flowers are followed by abundant samaras
HEIGHT: 7-8 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer nigrum
BLACK MAPLE
- A subspecies of Sugar maple, better adapted to hot, dry conditions
- Leaves have a rougher texture than the sugar maple, with its lobes typically drooping downward
- Light green summer foliage turns bright yellow in the fall, at times orange to red
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer nigrum 'Green Column' (PP3722)
GREEN COLUMN MAPLE
- AKA Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum 'Green Column'
- Greenish-yellow flower clusters
- A selection of black maple with an upright oval form
HEIGHT: 15-17 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Acer palmatum
JAPANESE MAPLE
- Planted for their graceful habit
- Green leaves in the summer turn to orange purple and red in the fall
- Broad to rounded, often low branching
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 6-7 m
Acer palmatum 'Adrian's Compact'
ADRIAN'S COMPACT JAPANESE MAPLE
- Slow-growing compact red Japanese maple
- New growth is red, contrasting with the burgundy-purple mature foliage
- Fall colour is a strong orange and red
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Acer palmatum 'Ariadne'
ARIADNE JAPANESE MAPLE
- Semi-dwarf spreading shrub
- Leaves emerge pinky-orange in spring, aging purple with red veins for summer
- Fall colour pinky-orange
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 300-350 cm
Acer palmatum 'Baby Ghost'
BABY GHOST JAPANESE MAPLE
- Upright-spreading habit--the smallest of the "Ghost" series
- Amber-red leaves have muted green veins
- The veins are the skeleton of the "ghost"
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
BLOODGOOD JAPANESE MAPLE
- The benchmark in upright, large-leaved, purplish-red Japanese maples
- Retains its deep colour well throughout the summer
- Leaves somewhat larger than those of other purple forms
HEIGHT: 6-7 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m