Beni Hime Dwarf Japanese Maple (Single-Trunk Tree Form) – 1 Gallon Pot

Acer palmatum ‘Beni Hime‘

This is the single trunk tree form version of the ‘Beni Hime’ Japanese Maple, which translates to “red dwarf” in Japanese. It is one of the smallest growing Japanese Maples with red foliage. Adding only up to 2 inches in height per year, it forms a small bushy canopy atop a single trunk that might reach 4 to 5 feet tall and equally as wide at maturity, it certainly lives up to its name. Its diminutive size makes it a perfect fit for small garden spaces or in containers. Tiny penny to quarter size leaves emerge a soft pink to rusty red in spring. As the temperatures heat up in summer the leaves on lower branches turn to green shades while ever-present new leaves in bunches at the stem tips are in shades of red. The result is a rainbow of colors. With the arrival of cooler temperatures in fall all the leaves turn to intense golden-yellow, orange and red shades. Though difficult for us to propagate, which explains its rarity, Beni Hime is a tough, long lived and durable tree in the landscape or containers. We have one that’s over 15 years old in our north-central Georgia gardens and it’s doing fine with little to no care and standing up to both the heat and sun.