Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' Cottage The leaves are elegantly glossy

The leaves are elegantly glossy dark-green

At its best in a fertile acid to neutral soil

fragrant flowers on long racemes in June often followed by red fruits turning dark glossy purple

Requires a sheltered position in acidic to neutral

The Japanese name means 'celestial river'

Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' Cottage The leaves are elegantly glossy'Shishigashira' is a superb maple with upright habit and gorgeous, light green foliage. The deeply lobed leaves grow in tufts along the branches giving a the tree a very distinc appearance. As autumn approaches the dense foliage turns a striking gold suffused with rose and crimson tones. Elegant, small reddish purpe flowers in spring. H5