Shaina Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Shaina'

This plant died!

The north half of this maple died in winter 2021/2022 – I think being half covered by ivy didn’t help. Anyhow I pulled it in spring of 2022. Sad!

I decided to add a small dwarf red japanese maple to our shady north side yard bring some color into that mostly green area. There isn’t a tone of room in that area and I wanted something low-growing and resistant to slugs. I found the Shaina Japanese Maple listed on Great Plant picks, and was fortunate to be able to order it from Monrovia – one of the lucky times when I discovered a plant I want and can actually acquire it around the same time! Its mature size is probably to big but it will be many years before I need to worry about that.