I raise Japanese Maples from seed and have found that Iijima Sunago does indeed grow from seed and that the seedlings are indeed true ...Read Moreto the parent tree. I obtained the original group of young trees from an older gentleman whose Iijima sunago 'populated' the edge of the forest next to his house. I will upload several photos of this tree as soon as I can! Rich
St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) | December 2004 | positive
This is a rather large maple (7-8m) belonging to the Matsumurae Group. The spring leaves are reddish-orange then become purplish-brown i...Read Moren summer...quite a unique colour. Added to this is the fact that in summer the leaves develop fine green spots like sand sprinkled over the leaves. The name 'sunago fu' means sand-dusted. Fall colour is yellow, orange and red.
I raise Japanese Maples from seed and have found that Iijima Sunago does indeed grow from seed and that the seedlings are indeed true ...Read More
This is a rather large maple (7-8m) belonging to the Matsumurae Group. The spring leaves are reddish-orange then become purplish-brown i...Read More