Burgundy Lace Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum var dissectum 'Burgundy Lace'

Burgundy Lace Japanese Maple is a small deciduous tree known with a rounded, spreading crown and deeply dissected foliage that creates a fine lacy appearance.  These leaves emerge bright red that darken to a burgundy red that holds well into summer before greening, and returns to bright red in the fall. Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Prefers full sun in cooler climates, but needs afternoon shade in southern areas.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Water regularly. Mulch in southern climates to keep roots cool.  Keep pruning to a minimum and prune in fall or winter. Potential issues include stem canker, leaf spots, fusarium, wilt, botrytis, anthracnose, and root rots.  Potential insect pests include aphids, scale, borers, root weevils, and mites. Chlorosis may occur in high pH soils

LANDSCAPE USES: Group Plantings or Specimen Tree, Woodland Gardens, and Street Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: Pieris, Astilbe, Japanese Forest Grass 

IMAGES:  Jean-Pol GRANDMONT,  Acer palmatum 'Burgundy lace' JPG1Fu,  CC BY 3.0, (2) Jean-Pol GRANDMONT,  Acer palmatum 'Burgundy lace JPG1A,  CC BY 3.0, (3) Photoset by Plant Image Library, Acer palmatum 'Burgundy Lace' 152-58*A ( 1),( 2)+( 3), (4) Jennifer Snyder, Burgundy Lace

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.