| Japanese Maple Cultivars |
Click links below for photos | Size | Foliage | Comments |
| Atropurpureum | 10 to 14' | Purple red to almost black red last well into summer; crimson fall color; large leaves | Upright fast growing |
| Aureo variegatum 1 - 2 | 10' | Slight variegation but mostly green leaves in spring and summer; small yellow and gold variegation in fall; 5 lobes | Upright |
| Autumn Glory | 10 to 25' | Crimson fall color; broad leaves | Upright; broad spread |
| Baron | | | |
| Bloodgood 1 - 2 | 15' to 20' | Large leaved; deep red to black red that holds well; bright crimson fall color | Vigorous; strong branches; broad topped tree; upright; red seeds; red petioles; blackish red bark; slow grower |
| Bonfire; Akaji nishiki; Seigai | | Orange pink spring (for1 month) and fall color; green in summer; 5 lobes | Twisted trunk; short branches; upright; hardy |
| Burgundy Lace | 10 to 12' | Purplish leaves; turns purplish bronze green in summer; deeply cut lobes | |
| Butterfly | 7' | Small bluish green leaves edged in white | Does best with some shade |
| Crimson Queen | 8 to 10' | Finely cut leaves; bright crimson red new growth; reddish leaves that holds most of the summer; may become bronze green to red; scarlet fall color | |
| Ever Red | 10 to 15' | Finely divided 7 lobes; purple red new foliage fades to purple bronze; crimson red fall color | Small mound with weeping branches; vigorous |
| Fascination | 16' | Large dark green leaves with ribbon like lobes; orange fall color | Upright, spreading form; rounded with age |
| Filiferum purpuneum; Atrolineare | 8 to 10' | Dark black red; may bronze in summer; 5 lobes | Upright; twiggy |
| Garnet | 10' | Gemstone garnet color fades to purple green; best color in sun; red fall color | Vigorous |
| Glowing Embers | | Small dark green leaves; orange red purple fall color; good heat tolerance | Vigorous; rapid grower |
| Katsura; Katsura yatsubsa | | Pale yellow orange new leaves with bright orange margins; rich green summer color; bright yellow and orange fall color; small leaves with 5 lobes | Small form; dense foliage with closely spaced twigs; upright habit |
| Monzukusni | 8 to 10' | Green leaves with hint of reddish overtone; brilliant orange red fall color; 7 lobes | Vigorous hardy plant; rapid grower when young |
| Moonfire | 12 to 15' | Purple red to black red leaves; holds color well in summer; 5 to 7 lobes; crimson fall color | Strong upright grower; broad spreading with age rapid grower |
| Nigrum | 10' | Dark purple red to black red leaves; changes to bronze green in summer with dull yellow to bronze; bright red and crimson fall color | Vigorous; rapid grower |
| Oregon Sunset | | | |
| Osakazuki | 15 to 20' | 5" leaves; rich green summer color; brilliant crimson red fall color; 7 lobes | Upright; rounded top with age; tolerates sun, heat, drought; rapid grower when young |
| Red Filigree Lace | 6' | Deep purple red to maroon leaves; holds well into summer; crimson red fall color; 7 lobes | |
| Red Select | | | |
| Roseo marginatum; Kagiri nishiki | 10' | 5 to 7 lobes; each lobe is a different shape; deep green leaves with bluish cast; white margins with variable width and pink to rose markings; rose markings are more distinct in spring fading in summer; vivid rose crimson markings in fall | Open, upright habit |
| Sango Kaku | 20 to 25' | Brilliant coral fall and winter color on young stems; reddish tinged new leaves; medium green summer color; yellow gold with light red toned fall color | Upright habit with twiggy stems |
| Sanguineum | 15 to 20' | Blood red to orange red spring color; 5 to 7 lobes; several variations in cultivars sold using this cultivar name | Upright; spreading |
| Seiyu | 10 to 15' | Rich green laceleaf summer leaves; each tip has reddish tones; gold, orange, to orange red fall color with suffusion of crimson | Upright vase shape |
| Sherwood Flame | 10' | Rich reddish purple; color holds well in summer with some fading to reddish green; 7 lobes; red petioles | Vigorous; rounded top; rapid growth when young |
| Shishigashira | | | |
| Shindeshojo | 5' | Bright red in spring; retains for about a month; turns to reddish green; red and orange fall color | Shrubby |
| Tanukeyama; Chirimen kaede | 10 to 13' | Opens deep crimson red in spring; quickly turns dark purple red; holds well in summer; bright scarlet fall color; 7 to 9 deeply cut lobes | Hardy; strongly cascading |
| Tsukubane | 14' | Deeply cut leaves with 7 lobes; light red spring color with a green cast at the base; matures to deep brick red with green veins; by fall leaves are dark green with red tones; brilliant crimson fall color | Tall, upright; vigorous; broad topped small tree |
| Ukon | 5' | Yellow green foliage; new growth is yellow; turns bright green with yellow mottling; deep yellow and gold fall color; yellow green petioles | Upright bush form; modest vigor; spreads equals height |
| Viridis | | | |
| Waterfall | 7 to 10' | Deeply divided green leaves; 7 to 9 lobes; fernlike; bright yellow, gold fall color with crimson blends | Branches cascade; does well in full sun; best to stake young plants |
| Yezo Nishiki; Sinuatum | 15 to 20' | 7 lobes; bright, reddish purple new leaves; color deepens in summer; with shade becomes green to red bronze; bright carmine and scarlet fall color; red petioles | Upright; rapid grower when young |
