The Japanese maple is a short tree in the Sapindaceae (maple) family, native to southeast Korea and central and south Japan, and noted for having many aesthetically pleasing forms.
Named for its luminescent purple-scarlet to crimson red fall colors, this selection is similar to the popular ‘Bloodgood’ but smaller in stature and with deeper red foliage persisting through summer.
With its larger leaves more crinkled and fuller than others, the Lion’s Head Japanese Maple makes a strong statement in the garden, as a small, upright tree with great character – a lion among lambs