Acer palmatum 'Chitoseyama shidare' Weeping Japanese Maple Group_Linearilobum As this tree ages

As this tree ages

This selection was found by Dave Verkade as a chance seedling and named after a nickname for his daughter

Fall color on 'Shigitatsu sawa' is a bright golden yellow

Rare Japanese Black Pine Tree

because this tree does not have a regular ginkgo shape

Acer palmatum 'Chitoseyama shidare' Weeping Japanese Maple Group_Linearilobum As this tree agesAcer palmatum dissectum 'Chitoseyama shidare' Bright Red Weeping Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 About 10 years ago, some friends brought 'Chitoseyama shidare' back from Japan. They thought this might be an upright red laceleaf Japanese maple. It is not. "Chitoseyama" is a region in Japan and "shidare" means weeping. After evaluating this tree for a number of years, we have realized this is an amazing tree. 'Chitoseyama shidare' leafs out as a bright cherry