Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo' ~ Shindeshojo Japanese Maple Size:1 GALLON IMAGES: Forest & Kim Starr

IMAGES: Forest & Kim Starr

Red Pygmy Dogwood is a slow-growing dwarf native deciduous tree with a rounded habit noted for its distinctive rose red brackets with white nodes at the tips

Freeman's Maple foliage in late autumn along Kinross Circle near Kinbrace Road in the Chantilly Highlands section of Oak Hill

IMAGES: Photos Courtesy of Gardener’s Confidence® Collection

Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo' ~ Shindeshojo Japanese Maple Size:1 GALLON IMAGES: Forest & Kim StarrShindeshojo Japanese Maple is a dwarf deciduous tree with a well branched rounded crown. Small palmate green leaves emerge a bright pink to cherry red that holds for a month before greening, then turns brilliant orange to scarlet in fall. Small non showy umbels in mid spring are followed by samaras. Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Prefers full sun in cooler climates, or afternoon shade in southern areas. Type: Tree