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Summer Gold Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Summer gold'

I went to the nursery with the intent of finding an Autumn Moon Japanese Maple but fell in love with this one instead. I also fell in love with the price, which was about $100 less than the Autumn Moon! The rusty leaf edges complement the stain color on our deck railing, which is a nice surprise. It’s only 4 feet tall at the moment and is medium growing, so we should have a few years of enjoyment before we need to transplant it into the yard.

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    • Shade Grade
    • TBD
    • Light Requirement
    • Part Shade
    • Part Sun
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    • Back Deck
    Nursery Tag

    Medium growing rounded deciduous broadleaf tree. Height 10 to 12 feet. Spread 10 to 12 feet. Hardy to about -10 degrees F. Likes sun or part shade.

    Gardener's Log

    05/2017: Purchased from Sky Nursery in a 5 gallon pot. Planted in cedar box on deck

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    Photo taken May 2022

     

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    Summer Gold Japanese Maple

    Shade Grade

    TBD

    A beautiful variety with yellow-green leaves with rust-colored edges

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    Hi! I'm Lorie and I wrangle plants in a muddy, feral shade garden in the Pacific Northwest. I built this site to serve as a gardening journal and quasi-accurate record of planting successes and failures. My goal is to help "future me" be a better gardener. I hope what I've learned along the way can be useful to you too. Thanks for visiting!

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