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Japanese Maple 'Ryusen'
Japanese Maple 'Ryusen'
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Acer palmatum 'Ryusen'
Weeping Japanese Maple 'Ryusen'
Height: 10 feet
Spread: 10 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 5b
Description:
A stunning new weeping palmate; its waterfall of foliage cascading in beautiful fall color is to behold; a vigorous grower with excellent heat and sun tolerance; tolerates late spring freezes as well
Ornamental Features
Ryusen Japanese Maple is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its highly ornamental weeping form. It has attractive lime green deciduous foliage. The small lobed palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn outstanding shades of gold and orange in the fall.
Landscape Attributes
Ryusen Japanese Maple is a dense deciduous tree with a strong central leader and a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may 'bleed' sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Ryusen Japanese Maple is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
Ryusen Japanese Maple is a fine choice for the yard, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
Photo: Courtesy of Canadale Nurseries
