Description:

A slow growing dwarf variety with fine, deeply lobed, dark green foliage; rich scarlet-orange fall color appears later in the season; commonly used for bonsai, this shapely small tree makes a great garden accent

Ornamental Features

Mino Yatsubusa Trident Maple has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges light green in spring on a plant with an upright spreading habit of growth. The glossy lobed leaves turn an outstanding scarlet in the fall. The furrowed khaki (brownish-green) bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Landscape Attributes

Mino Yatsubusa Trident Maple is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may 'bleed' sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Mino Yatsubusa Trident Maple is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Mino Yatsubusa Trident Maple will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.