but doesn’t’ like very exposed sites
black ornamental berries in autumn and winter
or ‘Pyramidalis’
It is resistant to frost but needs to be sheltered from harsh winds
unbranched stems have an umbrella-like canopy of large
Acer palmatum 'Scolopendriifolium Atropurpureum' | Bamboo-Leaf Japanese Maple - 100-150cm, 5lt Ligustrum but doesn’t’ like very exposedAcer palmatum 'Scolopendriifolium Atropurpureum' is a small, slow growing deciduous shrub or small tree with upright, spreading, slightly cascading habit and long bamboo like foliage. Thin, palmate, deeply divided, ferny, lobed leaves, on dark purple stems, are light green in spring, darker green in summer, and yellow in autumn. Corymbs of red flowers emerge in mid spring, before the leaves. It grows best in moist, but well drained soil of any type,