Buy Acer palmatum 'Shidava Gold'

Also Known As

Shidava Gold Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree

size

H: 6'-8'
W: 5'-6'

planting zones

5a-9b

1 gallon | $42.8

Avail in US except West Coast, HI/AK

Fewer than 3 at Maples N More Nursery

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

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Fewer than 14 at Forestfarm

#1 Container | $59.99

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Fewer than 20 at Conifer Kingdom

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Acer palmatum 'Shidava Gold' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Shidava Gold' is a broadleaf deciduous tree with gold 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 'Shidava Gold'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous gold
Mature size: 5 FT - 6 FT - wide, 6 FT - 8 FT - tall
Uses: fall color, small tree

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Shidava Gold'

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

Found as a witch?s broom by Raraflora Nurery in Australia, this very desirable 3-6' mini is lovely as bonsai, container or in a rockery with its pea-green bark, contrasting in fall with bright yellow-green leaves. S-PSh

By: Forestfarm

This dwarf Japanese maple, discovered as a witches broom on Aoyagi, offers dramatic four-season interest with flashy foliage and striking bark. New spring leaves emerge yellow-green, turn bright green during summer and golden yellow for fall. In winter, t

By: Conifer Kingdom

A witches broom of 'Aoyagi' with bright yellow-green leaves, but slightly smaller than its parent. Pea-green bark is very attractive in winter.

By: Bloom River Gardens

A beautiful upright Japanese Maple with bright yellow-green leaves. Fall color is straw yellow. Winter interest features light green bark.

By: Maplestone Ornamentals

Acer palmatum 'Shidava Gold' Japanese Maple Tree - Leaves are a light yellow green on green stems, turning deeper yellow with margin of orange. Plant is a dwarf tree to about 7'. Leaves good size and turn yellow for fall.

By: Kigi Nursery

Shidava Gold (great name, n'est pas) is supposedly a dwarf form of Aoyagi (broom from?). Personally I find Aoyagi pretty unprepossessing. However I went to a J. Maple talk which consisted mostly of slides of this cultivar and I was blown away. The leaves are light green; the branches are green.

By: Whitman Farms

DWARF, green. From a witches' broom of 'Aoyagi' at Raraflora Nursery in Australia. What could be better than a miniature form of 'Aoyagi'? It has the lime-green stems and the light green new foliage that turns yellow green like its parent and then turns yellow in the fall.