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Acer palmatum 'Nuresagi'

Also Known As

Nuresagi Japanese Maple
Wet Heron Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree

size

H: 15'-20'
W: 10'-20'

planting zones

6a-9b

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Acer palmatum 'Nuresagi' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Nuresagi' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous tree with green, purple and red 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 'Nuresagi'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, purple and red
Mature size: 10 FT - 20 FT - wide, 15 FT - 20 FT - tall
Uses: fall color, small tree

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Nuresagi'

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

The rich black-purple-red tones of this excellent cultivar are unusual (and evidently like those of a wet heron); the slenderly pointed and widely spread ?finger? of its leaves give this upright 15-20' tree a lacy look. PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

The leaves of 'Nuresagi' open to a purplish-red in spring which holds in summer, although sometimes suffused with green or with a bluish overtone. Its name means "wet heron". Fall color is a deep red. This vigorous grower can reach 16 feet in ten years and can tolerate full sun.

By: jensfarm maples

Matsumurae Group - red. Dark purple to black leaves with red veins differentiate this distinguished cultivar. On older plants the dark bark develops whitish striations similar to those on the Snakebark maples. This is the only Japanese maple variety we know that has this trait. Strong grower, 10-12' in ten years, and 20' tall eventually. Red color is as beautiful as any tree in autumn. Name means "wet heron" in Japan, where the cultivar originated before 1882

By: Fantastic Plants

Deep purple-red leaves often with distinct veins. Scarlet in fall, vigorous USDA zones 5-9

By: Lael's Moon Garden

This graceful dark purple upright may reach 15'. Zone 5.

By: Whitman Farms

MATSUMURAE, red. The black-purple, 7-lobed leaves are cut almost to the petioles, appearing as slender, pointed fingers. Toward fall, they maintain their purplish color but the red veining becomes stronger. Vigorous and upright growing, it needs room to develop and show the strong branching structure. A beautiful Japanese maple!