there ae so many cultivars of Palmatums to pick one from the descriprion.
Development of Palmatums chosen for various reasons.It can be the leaf colors in
the spring or summer or fall.The shape or size of the leaves, or sometimes
the shape or bark colors. .
What were thr leaf colors in the spring , then summer then fall?. If the
bark turns color in the fall it can be Sango Kaku, or maybe Beni Kawa these two
cultivars are developed for their bark colors in the fall. On these 2
varieties most of the branches and twigs turn orange or red. After the leaves drop
they maintain a distinctive coral or red color all .winter,
It may also be a no particular cultivar. If you plant 100 Acer Palmatum
seeds you can get 100 variations.The leaf color and even shape of the leaf can
be different on all 100 trees. This is why there are 100s of varieties of
Palmatum.
One of the reasons Japanese maples are grafted in the first place is to
maintain it's unique charaxteristics.and it's the only way to maitain the
Characteristics of a particular cultivar. .

SteveW
Long Island NY

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