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Buy Acer palmatum 'Waterfall'

Also Known As

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Waterfall'
Waterfall Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 8'-10'
W: 10'-12'

planting zones

5a-9b

3-4 feet | $296

Shipping based on order size & destination

Fewer than 15 at Bloom River Gardens

1 gallon | $42.8

Avail in US except West Coast, HI/AK

Fewer than 6 at Maples N More Nursery

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Acer palmatum 'Waterfall' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Waterfall' is a 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 'Waterfall'

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 10 FT - 12 FT - wide, 8 FT - 10 FT - tall
Uses: award-winning, cascading, container plant, fall color

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Waterfall'

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

Waterfall Japanese Maple is a green, weeping Japanese maple that have larger leaves than most dissectums. The fall colors are shades of gold tinged with crimson. In addition, young plants can be staked to attain height if desired.

By: Maples N More Nursery

This grafted cultivar – Waterfall is a green lace leaf weeping cultivar similar to Viridis. The new growth is light green turning to strong green in the summer. The green bark is a beautiful accent to the overall appearance of the maple therefore staking is recommended to create a canopy or umbrella appearance. Strong summer green turns to yellow to orange. Waterfall is a moderate to fast growing cultivar reaching 5′-6′ tall and wide in 10 years. Perfect as an accent to a water feature or pond – or grown in a patio container. Once established this cultivar is hardy to USDA zone 5.

By: Eastfork Nursery

Improved green-leafed selection makes an attractive garden or patio tree. Displays exciting cascading branches, large green leaves; golden fall color. Useful small tree for garden accents, also great in containers.

By: Garden World

Lace-like leaves have 7-9 deeply dissected lobes and are a dark green. It retains this good color throughout the growing season and then turns gold in the fall with streaks of orange and red.

By: Bloom River Gardens

'Waterfall' is a strongly cascading dissectum with slightly larger leaves than Viridis. Its bright green leaves have a longer, more flowing appearance resembling a soothing waterfall. Fall color is yellow with a hint of crimson. This outstanding cultivar holds well in full sun and can grow to about 6 feet.

By: jensfarm maples

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Waterfall' - Green Cutleaf Japanese Maple. Green lace leaf weeping Japanese maple. Very nice shape and fall colors with red and orange colors. Protect from harsh afternoon sun.

By: Kigi Nursery

The long, flowing leaves and side branches of this green laceleaf Japanese maple cascade down and account for its name. With longer and larger leaves than 'Viridis,' the hardy, beautiful mound also handles full sun better, its bright green holding well all season. Spectacular fall color, gold highlighted with red, concludes the seasonal show. Dissectum.

By: Conifer Kingdom

Dissectum Group - Green. Similar to Viridis, but possibly more pendulous, with a slightly larger leaf and smaller sized in maturity. Slower growing to 3-4' in ten years. Fantastic fall colors in gold and yellow primarily, but sometimes tinged with red. Awards: Gold Medal from Pennsylvania Horticulural Society.

By: Fantastic Plants

An Almost Eden exclusive! This green-leaved Dwarf Japanese Maple has proven to be quite tolerant to shaping and pruning and the hot Southern Summers even in Full sun! Reliably provides fall colors of glowing orange, reds, and yellows, even in zone 8B. Reddish bronze new growth develops into a soft green. Our tree is kept pruned into a bowl-cut form and is about 8'H x 10-12'W.

By: Almost Eden

There's no question where this hardy & beautiful weeper got its name!... sturdy branches cascade strongly & are covered by long, finely-dissected leaves which seem to "flow" along its lovely lines; yellow-tinted-crimson fall color S-PS

By: Forestfarm

Like Viridis and Palmatifidum, this is a mounding-type shrub, growing much wider than tall with deeply dissected leaves. My specimen turns more red than the expected yellow in the fall. zone 6

By: Whitman Farms

DISSECTUM, green. This maple has larger leaves than most dissectums and does well in those full sun locations. Breathtaking shades of gold in fall, tinged with crimson. Its cascading manner gives rise to its poetic name. Young plants should be staked to attain height.