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Buy Acer palmatum 'Shaina'

Also Known As

Shaina Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 4'-6'
W: 6'-8'

planting zones

5a-9b

2 gallon bagged root ball | $146

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30 at Gossler Farms

2 inch wide, 4-6 inch deep tube | $34.95

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Fewer than 8 at Forestfarm

#1 Container | $69.99

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Fewer than 20 at Conifer Kingdom

#3 Container | $134.99

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Fewer than 20 at Conifer Kingdom

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Acer palmatum 'Shaina' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Shaina' is a slow-growing broadleaf deciduous shrub or tree with burgundy 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 'Shaina'

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous burgundy and red
Mature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
Uses: bonsai, compact, container plant, dwarf, fall color

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Shaina'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

6'x 2' bushy shrub maple. The foliage is purple pink through the summer and turns flaming red in fall. Will grow in even the smallest

By: Gossler Farms

Leaf colors are similar to 'Bloodgood' but everything is miniaturized. Spring leaves are bright purple-red and darken to rich purple-red. Small leaves are compressed on the stems. Do not try in Zone 5!

By: Conifer Kingdom

Compact twiggy growth and small, deeply 5-lobed, 2-toned (new bright-red over older deep-red) leaves growing in ?tufts? are clues to this dwarf-red-round-leaves origin as a ?Bloodgood? ?witches? broom?; a delight! S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

'Shaina' is a dwarf, shrubby maple that may grow to only 5 feet in ten years making it perfect for container or rock gardens. In th early 1980's, Richard P. Wolff of Red Maple Nursery, Pennsylvania, discovered a witches-broom on a 100-year old Japanese maple, propagated it, and called it "Shaina". Its leaves emerge bright red in spring, turning a dark maroon in summer, and back to a crimson red in fall. With many shades of red, this small tree brings color to any garden.

By: jensfarm maples

This wonderful dwarf Japanese Maple has small bunched up leaves. Spring flush will emerge pink-red changing to dark red for the summer. A wonderful affect takes place in mid-summer when new light red leaves emerge and contrast with older dark red leaves. Overall growth habit is compact with lots of branches. Fall color is fiery red!

By: Maplestone Ornamentals

Acer palmatum 'Shaina' - A dwarf red globe. Smaller than the species leaves on a dwarf round tree. Great for patios or rock gardens. Red fall color. Can take full sun. Leaves are the size of quarters.

By: Kigi Nursery

From a witch's broom on variety atropurpureum, this diminutive red palmate-leaf variety changes to maroon as the season progresses. Fall color is bright crimson. It grows quickly at first, making it a profitable plant to grow. Does best in a container.

By: Heritage Seedlings

Palmatum Group -red ? Shaina is an excellent dwarf growing red Japanese maple. It originated as a sport of the very popular ?Bloodgood? Japanese maple. The growth habit is upright and compact to 5? in ten years, with lots of twiggy growth giving the branches a tufted look. The narrow pointed leaves are two-toned with bright red contrasting with dark red leaves. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.

By: Fantastic Plants

New growth bright red turns dark maroon for summer, fall is bright crimson, good in containers. Zones 6-9.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

This is the smallest growing of the groups of palmatums which are coral red in the spring and on the new growth later in the year. Also in the group are Shishio improved, Shindeshojo, Beni maiko. A mature specimen will probably be under 5'. zone 6

By: Whitman Farms

Limited supply. 'Shaina', a dwarf globular Japanese Maple, growing ultimately to about 6' tall and 4-5' wide, was discovered as a witch's broom on Acer p. 'Bloodgood', and is a stunning focal point. The small closely spaced leaves are a rich bronze red during the summer months, followed by a brighter shade of crimson in the fall. 3-4' plants for spring shipping.

By: Avant Gardens

PALMATUM, red. This sport of the well-known cultivar, 'Bloodgood', is a special semidwarf. An upright growing, compact plant that, when young, will produce vigorous new shoots. In later years, the growth becomes shorter and more dense. This outstanding plant for container or landscape has interesting two toned leaves which start as bright red changing to dark maroon-red. Each leaf has narrow, sharply pointed lobes. Outstanding!