Acer palmatum 'Watermelon' Weeping Japanese Maple flowering Also under the name 'Itame

Also under the name 'Itame nibluki'

'Mure hibari' leafs out in the spring with a red to bronze edging on the deeply cut green leaves

be/X97FQ3yxnrA

even more so than most typical Japanese maples making this tree remarkably ornamental

I remember going to Buchholz Nursery for years lusting over this tree

Acer palmatum 'Watermelon' Weeping Japanese Maple flowering Also under the name 'ItameACER PALMATUM DISSECTUM 'WATERMELON' DWARF WEEPING JAPANESE MAPLE AREA 51 COLLECTION PLANTS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD Zones 5 9 'Watermelon' is a beautiful weeping laceleaf Japanese maple that leafs out as a pink red turning to lime green with continuous pink new growth across the tree. The petioles in the spring are also a bright pink. 'Watermelon' may reach 5 ft in height by 6 ft in width in 10 years. Fall color on 'Watermelon' is bright crimson