Buy Acer palmatum 'Ghost Dancer'

Also Known As

Ghost Dancer Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

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

planting zones

5a-9b

#1 Container | $69.99

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Acer palmatum 'Ghost Dancer' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Ghost Dancer' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub or tree with green, variegated and white 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 'Ghost Dancer'

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, variegated and white
Mature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 6 FT - 8 FT - tall
Uses: fall color, small tree

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Ghost Dancer'

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

Light-colored foliage is a creamy-white color with scarlet-red tips. The color deepens to a pinkish-red later in spring with green venation. A truly stunning variety with a gorgeous reticulation and unmatched coloration.

By: Conifer Kingdom

Ghost Dancer Japanese Maple adds an abundant color to the landscape with whites, pinks, and greens. Pinks in the early spring, changing to white creams with dark green veining. Then in the fall, it transforms into reds, yellows, and oranges. Ghost Dancer Japanese Maple will be dancing in your landscape.

By: Maples N More Nursery

An amazing Japanese Maple with a full array of colors. White, pinks and greens in the spring changing to deeper greens and white in the summer and finally, vivid reds, yellows and oranges in the fall.

By: Garden World

New leaves light green to white with red tips, turn variegated white, pink, green with dark veins. Good in containers Zones 6-9.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

PALMATUM, variegated. The leaves emerge light green to almost white with red tips, then they turn darkly veined leaves that are variegated with white and pink and then light green with dark veins.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

This is another in the series of Ghosts, but not from Buchholtz. It has the prominent veining of the others in the series with the prominent leaf color a greenish white with a shading of pink. To 8'; the fall color is quite nice. zone 6.