Acer palmatum 'Tsuma-gaki'
Acer palmatum 'Tsuma gaki' - Red Fingernails Japanese Maple - Photo Courtesy of Iseli Nursery
More About Acer palmatum 'Tsuma-gaki'
- Flowers are red, small and insignificant
- Medium-sized plant with dense, bushy, spreading, layered habit
- Leaves emerge medium to light green with purple-red fingernails and red petioles
- Summer colour shows green on dark green variegation
- Excellent red fall colour
- Bloom Time: Spring
Interesting Notes:
Tsuma-gaki means "red fingernail" in Japanese.
Zone:
5Height:
200-250 cmSpread:
200-250 cmRed Fingernails Japanese Maple Growing and Maintenance Tips
Best planted in a well-drained soil with high organic matter. Japanese maples are grown as specimen trees or multi-stemmed plants. Any pruning should be done in summer. Mulch well, but avoid heaping mulch against the stem. Most cultivars need full sun or light afternoon shade.
Acer palmatum 'Tsuma-gaki' Characteristics
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Rabbit Resistant
Low Maintenance
Fragrant
Soil Moisture
Moist to AverageWell-drained
Growth Rate
SlowAttributes
DeciduousFall Color
Habit
SpreadingTiered
Upright
Foliage Color
RedGreen
Landscape uses
SpecimenSuitable Substitutions for Acer palmatum 'Tsuma-gaki'
Acer palmatum 'Kamagata'
Eagle's Claw Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki Akame'
Osakazuki Akame Japanese Maple