Acer palmatum 'Corallinum'

Also Known As

Corallinum Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 4'-8'
W: 3'-8'

planting zones

6a-9b

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Acer palmatum 'Corallinum' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Corallinum' is a slow-growing broadleaf deciduous shrub or tree with green foliage. Attracts beneficial insects and birds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Acer palmatum 'Corallinum'

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT - 8 FT - wide, 4 FT - 8 FT - tall
Uses: bonsai, container plant, dwarf, fall color, small tree, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Corallinum'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Its bright shrimp-pink foliage in spring makes this dense round 3-8' shrub as showy as a flowering shrub; bright-green all summer, it then flames again, this time into scarlet for the fall. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Delicate leaves emerge coral pink. Spring color absolutely glows in the landscape, lasting until early summer. Pink new growth shows beautifully on top of older green leaves. Fall color is coral-red.

By: Conifer Kingdom

This grafted dwarf maple grows like a shrub. Spring color is fantastic pink – turning to light green in the summer and then finishing with a scarlet red color in the fall. Corallinum can be potted into an ornamental container or planted in the garden. Because of the initial small size it is recommended that it be grown in a pot for a few years before moving to the garden. If kept in a container the maple can be moved to an unheated garage or shed for winter protection. Estimated height in 10 years is 4’ tall and 4’ wide. This maple is hardy to -10 degrees, USDA zone 6. Photo courtesy of Talon Buchholz. Companion plants include – ferns, spring bulbs, heuchera, and heather or heath.

By: Eastfork Nursery

One of the best dwarf Japanese Maples. Corallinum emerges in spring with wonderful tones of coral and pink slowly turning to medium green in summer with new summer growth emerging coral-red. Really outstanding!

By: Maplestone Ornamentals

Acer palmatum 'Corallinum' - This is a very outstanding Japanese Maple. Spring leaves emerge with a pink to salmon/red color. The leaves mature later in the spring with a reddish hue before turning mostly green in the summer. The young bark has a slight red or coral tone.

By: Kigi Nursery

Spring brings leaves a bright shrimp-pink. In many ways rivals flowering shrubbery in the garden. Foliage matures into green with minute flecks of light coloration. Late summer new growth is scarlet.

By: Bloom River Gardens

Is this an incredible color, or what? There are several cultivars which exhibit this same spring foliage, but Corallinum is the first among equals. This color lasts through early summer and then the small leaves turn a nice, often blotchy crinkled green, still interesting. The tree itself is more of a bush with fine twiggy growth. zone 5

By: Whitman Farms

AMOENUM, green. Perhaps one of the most talked about maples with its unique, spectacular peach-pink spring leaves. This glorious foliage slowly matures in summer into an enjoyable apple green. In the fall it turns deep red. A great plant for the smaller garden, it makes a slow growing, twiggy shrub. Very Special!