Beni Kawa Coral Bark Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Beni Kawa')

Beni Kawa Coral Bark Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Beni Kawa')
Height: 15 feet Spread: 15 feet Sunlight: Partial shade Hardiness Zone: 5a
 
Description: The Beni Kawa Coral Bark Japanese Maple is a striking tree, renowned for its tender gold-green leaves edged with red that turn brilliant shades of red, orange, and gold in the fall. Its beautiful coral stems glow in the winter landscape, offering a richer color than the regular coral-bark maple.
 
Ornamental Features:
Form: Upright and spreading habit.
Foliage: Attractive light green leaves edged in red, emerging chartreuse in spring. The small lobed palmate leaves turn outstanding shades of gold, orange, and red in the fall.
Bark: Coral-pink branches that are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Dense deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit.
Fine texture that sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
Low-maintenance tree; should be pruned in summer after leaves have fully developed to avoid 'bleeding' sap.
No significant negative characteristics.
 
Recommended Uses:
Accent
Shade
Mass Planting
Hedges/Screening
 
Planting & Growing:
Grows to about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet.
Low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, suitable for planting under power lines.
Grows at a slow rate and can live for 60 years or more under ideal conditions.
Prefers a location that gets morning sunlight but is shaded from the hot afternoon sun. It will also grow in partial shade.
Avoid hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or reflected sunlight from surfaces like white walls.
Thrives in average to moist conditions and should not be allowed to dry out. May require supplemental watering during drought or extended heat.
Not particular about soil pH but grows best in rich soils.
Somewhat tolerant of urban pollution and benefits from being planted in a sheltered location.
Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates.
This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.