Acer palmatum 'Shojo nomura' Red Upright Japanese Maple Size:1 Gallon Acer shirasawanum ‘Gloria’ is a

Acer shirasawanum ‘Gloria’ is a great little full moon Japanese maple with bright cherry red spring color

The edges of the leaves curl under themselves giving the leaves the appearance of a starfish

Crimson Queen left on it's own is beautiful and graceful but with a little training can become a specimen anyone could be proud of

Discovered by Ed "Skeeter" Rod in Pennsylvania this is a witches broom with the usual twiggy growth but a very vigorous upright habit

Fall Color: Orange Red

Acer palmatum 'Shojo nomura' Red Upright Japanese Maple Size:1 Gallon Acer shirasawanum ‘Gloria’ is a'Shojo nomura' means "beautiful red faced monkey" and this vivid image seems to fit this wonderful small tree. Decidedly upright, 'Shojo nomura' emerges dark purple almost black in early spring but later growth is decidely red and seems to be more red than purple most of the season. It holds its color in our gardens as long as any upright palmatum we grow and if it does fade to green in very hot years it never bronzes out like other red cultivars.