Manyo no Sato - Purple Variegated Japanese Maple. 8-10" live plant, bare root.

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Acer palmatum 'Manyo no Sato' - Purple Variegated Japanese Maple Probably the most unique variegation we have ever seen in a Japanese Maple, 'Manyo no Sato' features lime leaves with purple variegation in the spring and early summer. Over the coarse of the year the leaves age through phases of more typical whiter variegation into an overall bright orange in the fall. Older trees tend to exhibit the purple variegation more than younger trees, where the leaves are more likely to be green with cream variegation with traces of purple. After 1-2 years the purple variegation is very reliable. 'Manyo no Sato' has an upright form and grows fairly wide with a thick trunk and lots of tight branches. Trees stay smaller than with most other Japanese Maple varieties, although this is not a true dwarf variety. Care and Receiving Your Tree Like with other plants that are shipped bare root, you should plant your tree as soon as possible. When planting be sure to spread the roots out a little so they are not clumped together at the bottom of the hole. Japanese Maples want the top of their root crown to be covered with just an inch of soil - be careful not to apply heavy mulch directly on top of the roots as this can suffocate them. Water heavily as soon as you plant your tree but after that be careful not to overwater this beautiful specimen - Japanese Maples prefer long but less frequent watering. During the growing season we water our established trees for two hours once per week, depending on the climate and how hot/dry the weather is (maybe a little more frequently during the hottest part of the year and less frequently during spring and fall when it is cooler). If you are growing your Japanese Maples in containers be sure to use a well-drained soil mix (not peat or compost based, bark based soils do best) and water whenever the soil starts to dry out.