Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to David J. Brockman for submitting
the first correct answer of Japanese Maple! ;-)

Based on the photos I've found online, I think the variety I saw was acer
palmatum dissectum "Tamukeyama." Does anyone have experience with this
cultivar? I live in zone 7, DC metro area, and I'm wondering if this would
be OK for my yard. The space I'm thinking about is in a corner where my
shed (white wall) sits perpendicular to a wood fence. It gets full
afternoon sun in the summertime and no sun at all in the winter.

Thanks to everyone for playing! :-)


"Natty_Dread" wrote in message
...
I saw an interesting shrub today and I'm wondering if someone might be
able
to identify it. Actually, I guess it was more of a small tree than a
shrub -- it was about 4 feet tall with a weeping shape (although the shape
might have been contrived, since I saw it at a fancy office building). It
had long, thin branches that drooped downward (hence the weeping), and
each
branch had a series of regularly-spaced leaf shoots placed in twos
opposing
each other. Each leaf shoot had seven-fingered pattern that looked
exactly
like marijuana. (hehe...That's what caught my eye at first!) The
branches
were a mossy green color and the leaves a darker green tinged with
burgundy.
The leaves really did look almost exactly like pot leaves -- they had the
same long, tapered shape with jagged edges in the same leaf pattern,
except
they weren't as wide as marijuana leaves.

I don't have a photo of the tree/shrub/bush, but if any of you master
gardeners out there know what it might be, please let me know. It was
really beautiful and I'd like to find a couple plant. I sneaked a small
cutting and am trying to root it, so I'd really like to know what it is.

Cheers,
Rhonda
Alexandria, VA - Zone 7a/b