Acer palmatum 'Beni-otake' | Japanese maple 'Beni-otake' - 150-200cm, 10lt Japanese Maples glossy dark green leaves have

glossy dark green leaves have silver undersides

well drained soils

pink-tinged flowers bloom in early spring

and masses of large

somewhat tolerant to drought

Acer palmatum 'Beni-otake' | Japanese maple 'Beni-otake' - 150-200cm, 10lt Japanese Maples glossy dark green leaves havedeciduous shrub popular for its bamboo like appearance. Its vase shaped habit rounds with maturity. The narrow lobed, deeply dissected, strap like or bamboo like leaves are deep red in spring and well into summer, then they bronze and turn green, only to become scarlet in autumn. Acer palmatum 'Beni otake' likes moist, but well drained soil. It tolerates full sun, but leaves are the most beautiful when it is in partial shade. Its hardy but has to be