(Revised 8 Feb 2011)
If you appreciate van Gogh in art, or Chopin in music, then you should appreciate the subtle beauty of maples in your garden; the kind of enjoyment like reading a beautiful poem.  In any case, its true beauty can only be seen and felt in person rather than described.

It is the opinion of many experience gardeners that oriental maples are not hardy in our area; an opinion I disagree with. We consider ourselves fortunate that we live in a part of Ontario where these maples survive reasonably well. There are additional challenges to grow these maples in our garden; like fighting the destructive rabbit pests, poor soil and drainage, and water supply limitation etc. Many of our maples are still quite young.

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Creamy lime spring foliage

Early spring leaves of Acer pal. 'Shigitasu Sawa'

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Bright red spring foliage

Early spring leaves of Acer Pal. 'Shindeshojo'

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Pink spring foliage

Acer palmatum 'Bonfire' in May

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Cream spring foliage

Acer palmatum 'Ukegumo' in spring

(More on Acer pal. ‘Ukegumo’)

Unique spring green foliage

Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' in early summer

(More on Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’)

Orange spring foliage

Acer Palmatum 'Katsura'

(More on Acer pal. Katsura)

Lacy green spring foliage

Early spring leaves of Acer pal. 'Viridis'

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Scarlet autumn foliage

Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' in mid November

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Bright red autumn colour

The well known 'Osakazuki' in November

(More on Acer pal. ‘Osakazuki’)

Bright crimson autumn colour

Acer palmatum 'Oregon Sunset' in October

(More Acer pal. ‘Oregon Sunset’)

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- I Ching