Acer, Cutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Tamukeyama'

I have quite a few Japanese maples in my gardens .. admittedly I have lost perhaps two over a span of 20 years. My zone is 5b in Ontario....Read More Our winter snow cover is becoming less and less, so that is a concern for all of my plants , trees included.
This cultivar has been a constant .. so it is about 20 years old now.
The colour ranges in a subtle way depending on the season.
I do have an 8 fit wooden fence enclosing the back garden so there is some what of a micro-climate to help protect it these past few years.
On all accounts this is a beautiful Japanese maple and I am very happy with it.

Spring foliage is all over the place but ends up being a very dark o blood color. Planted in amended sand soil, it has been a well behaved child.

At a plant nursery in Gresham, OR in 2007 I bought this tree after the nurseryman said it would grow in North Iowa. For almost 4 years i...Read Moret has been growing very well in a sheltered location between the house and garage. It is subject to afternoon sun which doesn't seem to bother it. ( Maybe just minor wilt.) In early October after a major frost the tree is covered with leaves until mid April when the temperature climbs to the 60's. After the leaf cover is removed, there is hardly any die back noticed. The only disappointment about growing the maple is not seeing the bright red color in Fall, because I cover it too early while the dark leaves remain on the branches. If I waited for the color to appear and the leaves to fall it might be too late to protect it from the cold. With this only draw back, Tamukeyama maple is a beautiful sight as it cascades like a waterfall in burgundy red.

This tree looks like a fountain growing in the shady wfront of our western facing home. From year to year we never know how deeply red ...Read Morethe foliage will become, but we can count upon a bright crimson fall display. Spring of 2010 was the first time in the tree's 18 years in this spot when its leaves did not sprout in the spring. A local nursery told us this was true for this cultivar throughout the area because of the early and frequent frosts. However, it did come back into foliage by June. Once again this tree proved itself to be a survivor, growing as it does in our sandy landfill.