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Sagara Nishiki Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum ‘Sagara Nishiki’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9a (9b with mostly shade?) Find Your Zone
Height at Maturity: maybe 7-8′ at 10 years of age; 12′-14′ at maturity
Width at Maturity: maybe 3-3.5′ at 10 years of age; 5-6′ at maturity
Growth Habit / Form: Columnar
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Foliage Color in Spring: Light Green with Buttery Yellow to Pink margins
Foliage Color in Summer: Dark Green with Yellow margins and variegation
Foliage Color in Fall: Vivid Yellow and Orange shades
Light Needs: Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained – Well drained soil is a must!
Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 is ideal
Maintenance: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Heat Tolerant, Insect, Disease
Description
One of if not the best of the golden variegated Japanese Maple varieties we’ve ever grown, ‘Sagara Nishiki’ is a stunning small tree with a columnar habit 12 to 14 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide at maturity. The 5 to 7 lobed palmate leaves emerge light green to chartreuse in spring with lobes having a buttery yellow top pinkish-orange margin and spotting. As the season progresses the leaves become darker green with the variegation intensifying to brighter yellow as the season progresses, which makes the tree almost look yellow from a distance. With the arrival of cooler temperatures in fall the leaves turn to a striking yellow with orange. We suggest filtered sun or shade during the hot afternoon hours to ensure the best foliage color. It’s narrow habit and smaller stature make Sagara Nishiki a perfect selection for smaller garden spaces, containers or as an accent tree in home foundation plantings and around outdoor living spaces.
Landscape & Garden Uses
To showcase its magnificence and beauty, the Sagara Nishiki Japanese Maple is best used as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. Its smaller stature and columnar form make it a perfect fit where space is limited, in containers, and in home foundation plantings. Two can be used to frame an entrance and a grouping of 3 is really nice where space will allow.
Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape…that is if you don’t overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when selecting companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, make sure to select low-growing shrubs or groundcover plants that won’t interfere with or overcrowd your tree.
Growing Preferences
Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees. They are very easy to grow in the ground or in containers.
In their natural habitat, Japanese Maples are understory trees, growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. Ideally Sagara Nishiki prefer to be grown in similar conditions. Morning and evening sun are fine but coloration and overall performance will be best with some shade or filtered sun during the afternoon hours. You can find a complete listing of our sun-tolerant Japanese Maple varieties here.
Most any average garden soil will grow Japanese Maples. They prefer a moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants and trees, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. So make sure to plant your Japanese Maple in a well-drained site.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Japanese Maple trees.
How To Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In The Ground
How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot
How To Fertilize And Water A Japanese Maple Tree
How To Prune A Japanese Maple
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