Korean Maple

I have had my Korean maple for at least 3 years. It's doing well (I'm in Zone 5a), but disappointingly, it has never shown any fall color...Read More! The leaves are only a very dull yellowish brown. Has anyone had any experience with this? (It's the older species, not the newer Take.)

Be aware there are art least two subspecies of this... the SSP. Takesemensis and the SSP Pseudosieboldiannum .. Only the second is reliab...Read Morely hardy .. I have the Take in testing phase. . So anyone who buys the newer and in fact much prettier but not reliably hardy Take ... you should NOT depend on it being hardy for very northern areas

Just bought this little tree on a whim (that and it was marked 50% off!) and we LOVE it. The gorgeously shaped leaves, and the vibrant f...Read Moreall colors rival our Full Moon Fern-leaf Japanese Maple (which we also love). Considering it is zone 4, it *should* winter well ... and how it handles a hot, dry central Illinois summer, we have yet to see. I guess will be updating again, next fall!

I happened on an overgrown shrub of this 3 years ago (3 feet tall). Left it alone for the first year then the last 2 years pruned it to ...Read Morebe a tree form. It's now almost 10' tall. I read about protecting it from the bitter winter winds here in Minnesota and also the scorching setting sun. It's tucked in an alcove in the front yard protected from the south by the garage and the house to the west. Seems to love it there. The color in the fall is outstanding (orange to redish-orange) and in the summer the leaves look velvety.

Positive on the plant, neutral on Dave's plantfile.

The plantfile repeated what I knew from Horticulture Magazine. Howeve...Read Morer, besides grafting, Acer pseudosieboldianum can also be raised from seeds. I've purchased 25 grams for 30 euros from B&T World Seeds. I came to Dave's to try and determine if they needed cold stratification, scarification, or anything else esoteric.

OK ! You have sold me on a Korean Maple, I live in Northern,WI and have taken my Japanese Maples from Chicago with me when I moved and th...Read Moreey are just barely hanging on.

I agree with Mike and Todd. Great little tree. The ones I've worked with seem to be slow growing and tend to have alot if tip dieback in ...Read Morethe heart of Minneapolis.

The color and form, however, is awesome. Should definately be planted more frequently.

Have found two seedlings while working around two trees... doesn't seem like there is a threat of invasiveness.

I would recommend this tree to anyone who longs for that elusive, hardy, Japanese Maple. This Japanese maple look-alike will fill that ba...Read Morerren spot that has been sitting empty, waiting for a hardy Japanese maple cultivar to be introduced on to the market.

This tree has done very well growing on the northern edge of USDA zone 4a (-20°F to -30°F). The fall color has been outstanding and the leaves have stayed, in color, on the tree for at least two weeks so far. The color has become much redder as time has gone by.

And if the fall color isn't enough, the new foliage in the spring has a red tinge to the edges of the foliage.

This tree should be more widely grown, IMHO.
Mike

Korean Maple is a wonderful substitute to a Japanese Maple for those who live in zone 4. Foliage is very similar to a Japanese Maple but...Read More is only green. In the autumn, however, foliage turns pumpkin orange! Spectacular!