Beni Otake Japanese Maple

‘Beni otake’ translates to red bamboo, which aptly describes this maple from the linearilobum group. Foliage emerges medium red in spring holding its color well into summer before first bronzing and then turning green. The interesting thing is, as you watch this tree from spring until summer the colors seem to be slightly different, displaying beautiful reds, purples and pinks from week to week, day to day. In late summer new red growth pushes out of the top of the tree that is now green, giving ivery interesting appearance. Fall color is a really nice crimson red. ‘Beni otake’ becomes a beautiful vase shaped tree eventually becoming slightly more round topped with age.