Coral Bark Japanese Maple in the Spring
by Carolyn Derstine
Title
Coral Bark Japanese Maple in the Spring
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Carolyn Derstine
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Japanese maple cultivar �Sango Kaku�, often referred to as Coral bark maple, is one of the most widely grown of all of the upright, green-foliage Japanese maples. It is sometimes commonly called coral bark maple in reference to its distinctive and showy pink bark which provides excellent color and contrast to landscapes in winter. Pink coloration is less pronounced to almost absent in summer. Best pink coloration occurs on young twigs and branches. In Japan the name 'Sango Kaku' refers to "coral-painted". Leaves emerge in April and display a pleasing yellow-green with plum to red edging. As the young leaves expand they soon age to light green for the rest of spring and then take on autumn-like hues of red and orange beginning in early summer. Small reddish-purple flowers in spring are somewhat attractive on close inspection, but are not showy from a distance. This young twig has bright red bark as the new spring leaves are emerging.
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May 5th, 2015
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