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Hime Shojo Dwarf Red Japanese Maple - 3 Gallon Pot

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SKU: D2LSC 867413365 Categories: JAPANESE MAPLE TREES, Japanese Maples

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Hime Shojo Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum ‘Hime Shojo‘

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Height at Maturity: 5-6′

Width at Maturity: 5-6′

Spacing: At least 8′ for space between trees

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth Rate: Slow, 2-3″ per year

Foliage Color in Spring: Bright Cherry Red

Foliage Color in Summer: Deep Maroon-Red

Foliage Color in Fall: Brilliant Red

Light Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established

Soil Type: Clay (well-draining), Loam, Sandy, Silty

Drainage: Moist But Well Drained, does not like constantly soggy soil!

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 is ideal

Maintenance: Low

Resistances: Deer – more info, Heat Tolerant, Insect Resistant, Sun Tolerant

Description

A sensational new dwarf introduction from Japan, ‘Hime Shojo’ is a true dwarf Japanese Maple that might reach 5 to 6 feet tall and wide when all grown up. Its compact, densely-branched form is very full. Its small leaves emerge a sparkling cherry red in spring, gradually becoming darker in color to a maroon-red by late summer to early fall, holding its color well in sun or shade. Moreover, it puts out the cherry red new leaves all summer long, which contrasts beautifully with the darker mature foliage. The arrival of cooler fall temperatures brings brilliant red shades. Hime Shojo is an excellent choice for small garden spaces and containers that can be situated on or around patios and other outdoor sitting and living spaces. It’s also a fine candidate for bonsai. Both cold and heat tolerant for a Japanese maple, gardeners in USDA Zones 5 to 9 can enjoy this easy-to-grow diminutive beauty.

In case you were wondering about the name, ‘Hime’ means small leaves, while ‘shojo’ describes its deep maroon summer foliage color.

Landscape & Garden Uses

To showcase its magnificence and beauty, Hime Shojo Japanese Maple is best used in the landscape as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, you can plant it in groupings of three.

Spacing: At least 8 feet apart for space between trees

Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape if you don’t overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when selecting companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, select low-growing shrubs or groundcover plants that won’t interfere at all with your tree.

Growing Preferences

Though delicate-looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees that are very easy to grow. Container culture can extend their useful range. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai.

Japanese Maples are understory trees in their natural habitat, growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. Ideally, they prefer to be grown in similar conditions. That said, Hime Shojo has shown very good sun tolerance.

Japanese maples will grow in most any average garden soil. They prefer moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants and trees, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic, so make sure to plant your Japanese Maple in a well-drained site.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on planting and caring for Japanese Maple trees.

How To Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In The Ground

How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot

How To Fertilize And Water A Japanese Maple Tree

How To Prune A Japanese Maple

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