Some of the more popular varieties of Japanese Maples include:
- Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku' or Coral Bark Maple
- Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
- Acer palmatum ' Atropurpureum'
- Acer palmatum dissectum
- Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
The choice of japanese maple variety will depend on a number of factors
- foliage
dissected, fine foliage or larger foliage
- fall or autumn color
some tree will give red fall color other will give orange or yellow. Acer palmatum ' Atropurpureum' has purple foliage while Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' has green foliage
- size of tree
some tree are smaller growing than others, Acer Palmatum Hanama Nishiki is a dwarf form
- color of bark
bark color varies greatly
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