Acer palmatum 'O jishi' Lion's Head Japanese Maple orange Foliage emerges light green on

Foliage emerges light green on this small spreading tree before becoming an attractive medium to dark green color for summer

This coloring gives the appearance that ‘Alpine Silver Thread’ is glowing in the garden

The foliage of this Western red cedar is flat and spraying with bright yellow variegation that dominates the whole tree

The defining characteristic of 'Mikawa yatsubusa' is the short inter nodal lengths and closely growing buds that create a stacked shingle like appearance of the leaves

but this trait protects ‘Anticipation’ from any late freezes or frosts

Acer palmatum 'O jishi' Lion's Head Japanese Maple orange Foliage emerges light green onAcer palmatum O jishi is one of the famous lions head maples. 'O jishi' is the male lion and 'Meijishi' is the female lion. Shishigashira means lions head, and while this term can be used to describe either cultivar it is generally used to describe 'Meijishi'. The leaves of 'Ojishi' are heavily crinkled but lighter in color and not quite as tightly crinkled as 'Meijishi'. 'O jishi' is also a much slower growing smaller tree. In full sun new growth has