A true Texas native found wild in the canyons of the Edwards Plateau and Trans-Pecos, famous for the brilliant orange, red, and gold fall color on display each autumn at Lost Maples State Natural Area. This tough, rounded shade tree delivers that same show-stopping color in home landscapes, all while tolerating heat, drought, and the alkaline clay soils typical of North Texas far better other maples. Its dense summer canopy and manageable size make it an excellent shade tree for yards and streetscapes, and once established it needs very little supplemental care.
Persistant new growth throught the year emerges burgundy-red then transitions to green. This maple thrives in the intense heat of summer and makes an excellent choice for color throughout summer and in the fall. Its fall color puts on a brilliant display of scarlet, maroon and fiery orange.
The Brandywine Maple is a stunning shade tree with great color. Small red blossoms steal the show in early spring even before the red-tinged green leaves emerge. These maple leaves mature to solid green before turning a bold crimson red in fall. It’s narrow width makes it a good choice for smaller yards.
An outstanding small tree for limited space landscapes. New growth is yellow to burnt orange, with underlying tones ranging from orange, salmon and chartreuse for the remainder of the season. Nice fall foliage displays varying shades of gold to red.
New growth unfurls yellow to burnt orange, with underlying tones ranging from orange, salmon and chartreuse for the remainder of the season. Exceptional fall foliage displays varying shades of gold to red.
Attractive foliage with burgundy red coloring turns brilliant scarlet in fall. The interesting red-black bark provides striking interest in winter. This slender, airy tree is well-suited for use as a small lawn tree or for patios and entryways. One of the hardiest of Japanese maples, with good sun tolerance. Deciduous.
Silvery white margined green leaves cover the densely held branches and become scarlet magenta in fall. New spring growth is pink tinged. A slow-growing shrub-like tree for containers, bonsai, and Asian or small gardens. Deciduous.
Colorful small ornamental tree prized for its bright coral colored stems that provide winter interest. New foliage is tinged with red turning light green in summer and finally yellow to red in autumn. Wonderful specimen in the landscape. Slow growing.
Weeping, mounding, laceleaf maple with deep purple-red foliage. The foliage turns scarlet in fall. Cascades more as it ages. Superior accent or specimen for any landscape. Slow growing.
A graceful form with black-red bark veiled in dark red foliage that turns a brilliant scarlet in fall. Leaves bud out later in spring, better withstanding damage from late frosts than less cold hardy varieties. Displays most intense color in full sun exposure. Ideal as a colorful specimen in smaller landscapes. Deciduous.
Wonderful showy, small upright ornamental tree with a broad, spreading canopy. Stunning dark purple-red summer foliage turns bright crimson in fall. Outstanding for accent or specimen use.
Large chartreuse leaves with bright red petioles make this an eye-catching maple. The Full Moon maple is rather slow growing. Keep out of afternoon sun to avoid burning. Brilliant orange and red colors appear in fall.
An excellent green laceleaf maple with deeply dissected leaves, weeping habit and nice fall color. Superb specimen or accent for partially shaded areas in the landscape.
A more upright and vigorous growing variety than other dissectums. Reddish purple new growth holds its color all season, turning crimson red in the fall.
‘Little Sango’ is an interesting dwarf Coral Bark Japanese Maple. It has many of the same characteristics of the popular Sango Kaku but on a much smaller tree. ‘Little Sango’ will only grow to be about 4 feet tall with a dense, bushy habit. ‘Little Sango’ has light green leaves in the spring and summer that turn to a golden yellow in the fall. Winter displays its showy bright red stems.
Finely dissected leaves emerge with an orange tint, turn green in summer and then become bright orange-red in fall. It has a weeping habit which gives it a graceful look.
Magnificent ruffled foliage on a densely branched, upright tree with a spreading canopy adds a thrilling element to the landscape. Deep purple-red spring foliage has prominent black veins. Iridescent summer foliage turns green while maintaining purple undertones. Fall foliage is a vibrant garnet-red. Develops best color in full sun. Deciduous.
