Acer palmatum 'Shigure bato' Japanese Maple Sold Out Pink Ice Japanese Wisteria

Pink Ice Japanese Wisteria

This introduction by Dick van der Maat in Holland goes to a green by summer

Give this dwarf conifer plenty of sunlight

The green foliage has salmon colored new growth during the summer

giving the red color of a ‘Bloodgood’ Japanese maple

Acer palmatum 'Shigure bato' Japanese Maple Sold Out Pink Ice Japanese WisteriaAcer palmatum 'Shigure bato' Shigure bato Japanese Maple Tree Zones 5 9 Shigure bato quickly becomes a favorite in the garden for anyone who grows it. When given sunlight Shigure bato emerges in the spring with bronze tips on a light green leaf. The light green takes full display for most of the spring and summer. In the fall Shigure bato turns to yellows and oranges. While the leaf is similar to a laceleaf, Shigure bato is actually a lower growing