Spring 2025Order your bare-root trees now whilst stocks last!
Pippin Trees banner logoOver 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.

Garnet

Acer palmatum
Japanese Acer Garnet
Garnet has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit

Garnet is a good example of the "dissectum" group of the species Acer palmatum. As the name suggests it features deeply cut leaves, which have an attractive shredded feather appearance.

The leaves are a light purple over the summer, taking on interesting tints in the autumn.

Garnet is one of the more vigorous forms of Acer palmataum var. dissectum, but it is still a slow-growing small tree - likely to reach 1.5m after 10 years, but often spreading more widely.

Garnet japanese maple trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.

  • 1-year pot-grown tree £77.00
    Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
    In a 8L-9L pot
    Small size (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from week commencing 24th February.

How to grow

No pruning is necessary.

This tree grows best in a sheltered sunny position.

Garnet characteristics

  • AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 1993
  • Attractive featuresAttractive foliageAutumn foliage colour
  • Growth habitSpreading / Flat-topped
  • Height after 10 yearsUp to 1.5m / 5ft
  • SunlightTolerates shade
  • PruningDo not prune
  • Growth rateSlow
  • Site conditionsSheltered site
  • Leaf colourDark purple
  • Leaf colour - autumnMultiple tints
  • Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

  • See also Tamukeyama
    Acer palmatum
    Tamukeyama
    Garnet and Tamukeyama are both dissected forms and look good when inter-planted.

Pages you viewed