Acer palmatum 'Tsukushigata' Japanese Maple Reticulated White Fall Flowering 'Survivor' Hardy

White Fall Flowering 'Survivor' Hardy Camellia

Garden lime may be given to make the soil more alkaline and the blooms more pink on Hydrangea Star Gazer™

By late spring the border has faded to green

The combination puts on quite a display in the shade

Acer palmatum 'Tsukushigata' Japanese Maple Reticulated White Fall Flowering 'Survivor' HardyAcer palmatum 'Tsukushigata' Deep Red Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 'Tsukushigata' is a unique Japanese maple with large star shaped leaves that are brick red in color in the early spring becoming more chocolate red as they mature. This tree is especially beautiful and under utilized. I think it might get more mainstream if it had a name like Chocolate Stars. Tsukushigata has a great rich chocolate color to the leaves and also has nice lime green stemming