Acer palmatum 'Baby Lace'

Also Known As

Baby Lace Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 2'-4'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Acer palmatum 'Baby Lace' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Baby Lace' 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 'Baby Lace'

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT - 4 FT - wide, 2 FT - 4 FT - tall
Uses: bonsai, container plant, dwarf, fall color, small tree

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Baby Lace'

USDA Zones: 5a - 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

Baby Lace Japanese Maple has small, delicate threadlike leaves that emerge red and orange in spring. Fall colors are orange and red. The finely dissected leaves become smaller as the tree ages. Baby Lace Japanese maple is the first lace-leaf witches broom to be discovered.

By: Maples N More Nursery

The small, finely dissected leaves of this slow-growing laceleaf Japanese maple are very thin and delicate so many layers of colors show through. Spring growth emerges reddish-orange and quickly changes to bronzy green with purple-burgundy margins for sum

By: Conifer Kingdom

This is a very small shrubby (non weeping) plant. It will probably get 3'-4' tall. The leaves are very lacy and have a reddish cast all summer.

By: Gossler Farms

'Baby Lace' is a delicate laceleaf maple with extra small leaves. These leaves actually get smaller in age until they are the size of a thumbnail! Its leaves emerge orange and red in spring, quickly changing to green for the summer. Fall colors are orange-red to pink-red. This cultivar is vigorous but dwarf, only growing to 3 feet. 'Baby Lace' forms a small, dense shrub that is great for bonsai or small gardens. Rick Rey of the Delaware Valley Agricultural School found 'Baby Lace' in the early 1980s as a witches' broom, and was named by Edward Rodd of Raraflora Nursery in Kinterfield, Pennsylvania.

By: jensfarm maples

The highly desirable Baby Lace is the first lace leaf witches broom to be discovered.The finely dissected leaves are half the size of normal dissectum leaves in the first year, becoming smaller with age until reduced to the size of a thumbnail. The leaves emerge a reddish orange in the spring, becoming bronze-green for the summer, and turning orange-red to pink-red in the fall. During the summer, the orange-red new growth is an attractive color contrast to the darker bronze-green mature leaves.

By: Maplestone Ornamentals

A wonderfully interesting and sought-after cultivar. Orange-red new growth contrasts attractively with older foliage throughout summer. 1 1/2", finely dissected leaves become smaller as tree ages. Bright orange-red to pink-red in fall. First dissectum witch's broom ever found.