Buy Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild'

Also Known As

Geisha Gone Wild Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree

size

H: 6'-10'
W: 4'-8'

planting zones

6a-9b

#1 Container | $69.99

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Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild' is a broadleaf deciduous tree with green, pink, purple, variegated and white foliage. Flowers are not showy, but nurture a healthy ecosystem as wildlife habitat. Attracts beneficial insects and birds. Grows well with sun - 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 'Geisha Gone Wild'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, pink, purple, variegated and white
Mature size: 4 FT - 8 FT - wide, 6 FT - 10 FT - tall
Uses: bonsai, container plant, fall color

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Vibrant variegated pink, white and green maple. This selection by Talon Buchholz leafs out in spring with the most beautiful pink leaves and slowly changes to green, pink and white. A. pal.' Geisha Gone Wild' will get to 15' in time.

By: Gossler Farms

The distinctive, purple-green leaves of this small Japanese maple display pink and cream leaf margins and twisted lobes. A sport from Geisha, it has shown improved hardiness and stability over its smaller, more tender parent. Purple-black, pink and crim

By: Conifer Kingdom

This wonderfully fun maple is a variegated sport of 'Geisha'; it is truly one of the most remarkable of the variegated Japanese Maples. The spring foliage bursts out with an assortment of magenta, pink and purple with green specks before becoming variegated green and creamy-white for summer. Perhaps at its most wild in the autumn when it breaks into a bright display of purples and oranges. This is a small upright maple that reaches 8'. A fantastic centerpiece or container tree; introduced by Buchholz Nursery in Oregon. PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Geisha Gone Wild Japanese Maple is a wonderfully variegated maple with incredibly unique coloring! The foliage is variegated purple, pink, white and green. This small tree has spectacular fall colors of purple, pink and crimson. Geisha Gone Wild Japanese Maple is an stunning tree that will wow all season!

By: Maples N More Nursery

Certainly among the most colorful of all the Japanese Maple varieties, 'Geisha Gone Wild' produces dark red leaves that are variegated with pink in early spring. As the summer progresses the old leaves develop white and green variegation with various levels of pink spots on the leaves as a backdrop to the new leaves on the branch tips which are still bright red. 'Geisha Gone Wild' develops a medium sized tree but can be pruned to stay small. We have found that this variety looks best when it is grown as a multi-branched tree and kept to around five feet tall. Pruning is best done in early summer.
Care and Receiving Your Tree

Like with other plants that are shipped bare root, you should plant your tree as soon as possible. When planting be sure to spread the roots out a little so they are not clumped together at the bottom of the hole. Japanese Maples want the top of their root crown to be covered with just an inch of soil - be careful not to apply heavy mulch directly on top of the roots as this can suffocate them. Water heavily as soon as you plant your tree but after that be careful not to over-water this beautiful specimen - Japanese Maples prefer long but less frequent watering. During the growing season we water our established trees for two hours once per week, depending on the climate and how hot/dry the weather is (maybe a little more frequently during the hottest part of the year and less frequently during spring and fall when it is cooler). If you are growing your Japanese Maples in containers be sure to use a well-drained soil mix (not peat or compost based, bark based soils do best) and water whenever the soil starts to dry out.

Japanese Maples do best when fertilized in the spring, we recommend a slow release pellet like Osmocote Plus in April. Don't apply fertilizer later than mid-June because it will encourage too much late season growth that will not have time to harden off enough for winter. The exact formula doesn't matter too much, we usually use 15-10-10 but any other works fine for Japanese Maples. Osmocote is the brand we use because it releases steadily for several months and so there is very little risk of over-fertilizing your plants.

By: Red Panda Nursery

Geisha was the original cultivar and has been around for a number of years and is listed in J.D. Vertrees book Japanese Maples, 2nd edition. Initially from New Zealand and imported by Talon Buchholz of Gaston, OR. A sport from Geisha flourished and was propagated by Talon and named ‘Geisha Gone Wild’. Nearly identical to another sport propagated by Duncan and Davies in New Zealand named ‘Shirazz’. Ask me what a ‘sport’ is! This cultivar, though similar to Geisha in color is more tolerant of growing conditions and is a faster more vigorous growing maple. Hot pink spring growth lasts well into the summer before fading in the summer sun. A new flush of growth happens in late July/August and once again exhibits the strong fuchsia pink color. Fall color is an outstanding crimson red. As with Geisha this offspring has an odd habit of showing a dark green blemish on the leaves in a random fashion. This is just part of the character of Geisha and Geisha Gone Wild and not an ugly maple wart, even if it looks like one. Once established this cultivar is hardy to USDA zone 5.

By: Eastfork Nursery

A spectacular variegated Japanese Maple. Leaves emerge with purple-pink, white and green coloration. Fall color is purple-orange. Incredibly colorful and unique.