Japanese Maple ‘Katsura’ (Acer Palmatum ‘Katsura’) – Brilliant Orange Spring Colour | Elegant Upright Japanese Maple

Bring vibrant seasonal colour and refined elegance into your garden with Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ – a highly ornamental Japanese maple admired for its spectacular spring foliage and graceful upright growth habit.

One of the earliest Japanese maples to leaf out in spring, ‘Katsura’ produces glowing orange-yellow foliage with delicate pink-red margins, creating an exceptionally luminous effect in the garden. As the season progresses, the leaves gradually soften into fresh light green tones before turning warm golden-orange again in autumn.

Key Features

• Brilliant orange-yellow spring foliage
• Delicate pink-red leaf margins during early growth
• Elegant upright growth with balanced branching
• Beautiful seasonal colour transitions
• Highly ornamental and refined garden specimen
• Excellent Japanese maple for smaller gardens and containers

Seasonal Highlights

Spring: glowing orange-yellow leaves with reddish edges
Summer: fresh light green foliage with soft warm undertones
Autumn: golden yellow to rich orange autumn colour

Note: subtle flowering may occur, but grown primarily for foliage.

Plant Size (Offered for Sale)

• Well-developed, structured specimen
• Height: approx. 80–90 cm (including pot)
• Width: approx. 50–60 cm

General Growth Info

Mature height: approx. 2.5–4 m
Width: approx. 2–3 m
Growth rate: moderate (15–30 cm per year)
Growth habit: upright, multi-branched small tree

Ideal Uses

• Perfect specimen tree for gardens and front yards
• Excellent for Japanese-style and naturalistic landscapes
• Ideal for terraces and patios in decorative containers
• Creates beautiful seasonal contrast in planting schemes
• Combines wonderfully with grasses, shrubs and darker foliage plants

Care & Growing Conditions

• Prefers a bright, sheltered position (light sun to semi-shade)
• Morning or evening sun is ideal
• Avoid excessive hot afternoon sun in very exposed locations
• Soil: well-drained, humus-rich, slightly moist
• Watering: regular, avoid waterlogging
• Low maintenance once established
• Hardy in the ground; protect young or potted plants in winter

A truly elegant seasonal highlight – ‘Katsura’ combines delicate spring brilliance, graceful structure and refined Japanese garden character in one exceptional tree.

You receive the plant in the described size, carefully selected.

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