ZONE:
5
HEIGHT:
100-125 cm
SPREAD:
100-125 cm
ZONE:
5
HEIGHT:
100-125 cm
SPREAD:
100-125 cm
Best planted in a well-drained soil with high organic matter. Japanese maples are grown as specimen trees or multi-stemmed plants. Any pruning should be done in summer. Mulch well, but avoid heaping mulch against the stem. Most cultivars need full sun or light afternoon shade.
'Sharp's Pygmy' was discovered in the early to mid 1980s as a chance seedling at Sharp's Nursery in Sandy, Oregon.