Acer palmatum 'Winter’s Columnar Red' Japanese Maple Contorted turning dark green with bronze

turning dark green with bronze highlights throughout the summer

This brighter color over the dark green older growth gives a “misty” appearance

‘Kufujin’ is an excellent dwarf Japanese holly for  containers

First photo by Mariusz Lewandowsk

The fall color is a bright fiery red to deep maroon

Acer palmatum 'Winter’s Columnar Red' Japanese Maple Contorted turning dark green with bronzeAcer palmatum 'Winters Columnar Red' Narrow Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 'Winters Columnar Red is a tight and dense upright Japanese maple that has a nice narrow form at a young age. Often the upright habit on Winters Columnar Red is extremely columnar at a young age reaching 10 ft in height by 2 3 ft in width in 10 years. The dense habit continues as this tree ages, slowly getting more width without attaining a lot more height. Because of this habit,