Cultivars

Amber Ghost

Habit Upright

Size 10 ft tall in 10 years

Fall Bright oranges to fire-engine reds

Zone 5-9

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Babe's Dwarf

Habit Compact, dwarf, naturally well-branched

Size 3-4 ft tall and wide in 10 years

Fall Bright red

Zone 5-9

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Bort's Broom

Habit Compact, bushy dwarf vine maple

Size About 4-6 ft tall and wide over time

Fall unverified

Zone 6-9

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Butterfly

Habit Midsized upright

Size 8-10 ft over time

Fall Magenta pink

Zone 5-9

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Catalina Yatsubusa

Habit Dense, tightly layered; more upright than other Mikawa selections

Size 5-6 ft tall x 4 ft wide in 10 years (expected)

Fall Orange to red

Zone 5-9

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Gabriela Mendoza

Habit Compact; dense, layered branching

Size About 4 ft tall x 4 ft wide in 10 years

Fall Brilliant reds

Zone 5-9

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Higasayama

Habit Upright, very vigorous

Size To 18 ft tall

Fall unverified

Zone 5-9

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Hosoi Mikawa

Habit Narrow, upright, vase-shaped; vertically ascending branches

Size unverified

Fall unverified

Zone unverified

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Incognito

Habit Upright, compact; tighter and denser with age; twisted foliage

Size 6-8 ft in 10 years

Fall Bright fiery red

Zone 5-9

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Kasen Nishiki

Habit unverified

Size 8-10 ft in 10 years

Fall Yellow to red

Zone 5-9

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Lily Pad

Habit Low, flat, rounded; dense Mikawa habit; ruffled leaves

Size About 3 ft tall x 4 ft wide in 10 years

Fall Orange-red

Zone 5-9

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Lima Gold

Habit Extremely dense; small leaves

Size About 4 ft tall x 5 ft wide in 10 years (one garden)

Fall Golden yellow turning orange-gold to red

Zone 5-9

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Mikawa Kaen

Habit Tight layering Mikawa habit

Size 3-5 ft in 10 years (expected)

Fall Bright orange-red

Zone 5-9

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Mikawa Nishiki

Habit Dwarf; internodes not as tight as 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Size 5 ft in 10 years

Fall Oranges to reds

Zone 5-9

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Mikawa Yatsubusa

Habit Tightly layering dwarf; leaves overlap like roof shingles

Size 3-4 ft tall in 10 years

Fall Bright fiery red

Zone 5-9

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Mystic Mikawa

Habit Compact, layered leaves like its parent 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Size 3-4 ft in 10 years

Fall Orange-red

Zone 5-9

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Naguri Nishiki

Habit Upright

Size 8 ft tall in 10 years

Fall Yellow to orange

Zone 5-9

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Ojishi (O jishi)

Habit True dwarf; crinkled, twisted leaves; dense in full sun, more open in shade

Size 5 ft in 10 years

Fall Bright yellow-orange

Zone 5-9

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Oridono Nishiki

Habit Upright

Size 8 ft tall in 10 years

Fall Orange and yellow

Zone 5-9

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Purple Ghost

Habit Upright with dense branching, semi-pendulous

Size 8 ft tall in 10 years

Fall Orange-red

Zone 5-9

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Seiun Kaku

Habit Tightly layering, shingled; more vigorous than 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Size 6-8 ft in 10 years

Fall Bright fiery red

Zone 5-9

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Sharp's x Mikawa

Habit Mikawa branching with small palmate 'Sharp's Pygmy' leaves

Size unverified

Fall unverified

Zone unverified

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Shirazz

Habit Upright

Size 8 ft tall in 10 years

Fall Orange and red

Zone 5-9

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Skeeter's Broom

Habit Dense, compact, narrow upright

Size 8 ft in 10 years

Fall Bright fire-engine red

Zone 5-9

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Taro Yama

Habit Dense; thick branching, twisting leaves

Size 3 ft in 10 years

Fall Fiery crimson red

Zone 5-9

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Tattoo

Habit Tightly layering; one of the smallest dwarfs

Size 2 ft tall x 2-3 ft wide in 10 years

Fall Yellow to orange

Zone 5-9

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Ukigumo

Habit Upright

Size 10-12 ft in 10 years

Fall Bright orange and yellow

Zone 5-9

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Beni Ukigumo

Habit Upright, medium-growing

Size 6 ft tall in 10 years

Fall unverified

Zone 5-9

Jordan

Habit Listed as Acer shirasawanum; may be shirasawanum x palmatum hybrid (vigor/heat tolerance)

Size 10-12 ft in 15 years

Fall Deep maroon and orange

Zone Zones 5-9

Kryptonite™

Habit Tight layering habit of 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Size 3-4 ft tall and wide in 10 years

Fall Bright yellows to orange

Zone 5-9

Lady Bug

Habit Tight, dense; layering, shingled leaves like 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Size 3 ft tall and wide in 10 years

Fall Orange and red

Zone 5-9

Little Lamb

Habit unverified

Size unverified

Fall unverified

Zone unverified

Red Jaguar

Habit Upright

Size 6 ft tall in 10 years

Fall Orange-yellow

Zone 5-9

Red Panda™

Habit Compact dwarf, tight layering like 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Size 3-4 ft tall and wide in 10 years

Fall Bright fiery red

Zone 5-9

Taylor

Habit Small, wide spreading

Size About 6 ft tall and wide eventually

Fall Hot red-pink

Zone 6-8 best (hardy to -10)

Troll's Foot

Habit Strong, upright tree

Size About 10-12 ft in 10 years

Fall Brilliant fiery red

Zone 5-9

Uncle Ghost

Habit Upright; one of the harder-to-find Ghost Series selections

Size 6-8 ft in 10 years

Fall Oranges to reds

Zone unverified

Yellow Canary

Habit unverified

Size 8-10 ft in 10 years (expected)

Fall unverified

Zone 5-9