Acer palmatum 'Garnet' ~ Garnet Japanese Maple zone-11 Chinese Pistachio

Chinese Pistachio

a different perspective

Distylium is a flat-topped evergreen shrub with gracefully arching branches

Watch for spider mites and thrips

Acer palmatum 'Garnet' ~ Garnet Japanese Maple zone-11 Chinese PistachioGarnet Japanese Maple is a fast growing deciduous shrub with an upright mounding habit and pendulous branching sporting deeply dissected palmate foliage that emerges bright orange red and turns garnet in fall. Small, non showy but attractive umbels of purple flowers bloom in spring followed by samaras. Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Prefers full sun in cooler climates, but needs afternoon shade in southern areas.