Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold' Japanese Maple Collection_Area 51 Fall colors on the leaves

Fall colors on the leaves of this great Japanese maple are bright yellows to orange

The fall color lights up the garden again with bright oranges to red

Acer saccharum 'Reba'

"Shidare" refers to the weeping habit of this Japanese maple

Acer palmatum 'Summer Gold' Japanese Maple Collection_Area 51 Fall colors on the leavesAcer palmatum 'Summer Gold' Golden Yellow Heat Tolerant Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 'Summer Gold' leafs out as bright chartreuse to yellow green with a red border. The leaf on 'Summer Gold' brightens to gold as the summer progresses providing a dynamic contrast with both red and green maples. This may be one the most heat tolerant selections of the golden leaf types as this maple does not show any burn when grown in full sun in the mountains of North