Shindeshojo Japanese Maple – 5 Gallon Pot (2-3′)

Acer palmatum ‘Shindeshojo’

When you have as many varieties of Japanese maples growing in your gardens as we do, it’s hard to pick a favorite…even a top 5. That said, based on its hardiness, handsome stature and truly outstanding foliage colors through the seasons, the Shindeshojo Japanese Maple would make our Top 5. In early spring the absolutely mesmerizing, brilliant reddish-rink leaves emerge, gradually transition to a darker pinkish-red. By summer the foliage usually turns to green shades with flushes of pinkish red new leaves. We say “usually” because for some reason unknown to us, in some summers the foliage will turn creamy white with pink accents, or mottled green and white, or almost all salmon-pink. Cooler temperatures in fall bring lovely golden yellow shades that gradually turn to orange and red shades. A relatively fast growing upright tree adding 12 to 15 inches in height per year, Shindeshojo can reach a height of 15 to 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide or so. The tree has a beautiful classic branch structure providing interest during winter. 

Shindeshojo will thrive in full sun to part shade in USDA Zones 5-9. That said, in hot-summer climates of the South, we suggest some filtered sun or shade during the afternoon hours when the sun is most instense.