Acer calcaratum Rare Chinese Maple

Acer calcaratum Rare Chinese Maple Tree Zones 7-9 Acer calcaratum is an extremely rare and unique Chinese maple in section palmata. It's as closely related to Acer palmatum (your typical Japanese maple) as Acer shirasawanum and Acer japonicum (your full moon types) as it is in the same section. In fact, this Acer calcaratum is grafted onto Acer palmatum rootstock. It may even be able to hybridize with Japanese maples, providing us with even more diversity in the future. This maple is one of the rarest maples, especially of those closely related to Japanese maples with highly ornamental traits.The leaf on Acer calcaratum is very unique and different. It has rounded back with a tri-lobed leaf. Acer calcaratum leafs out in the early spring with bright pink red new growth that fades to orange, then yellow, then green. New growth flushes during the summer come out again with this bright pink-red new growth. Fall colors are bright yellows to orange. Grafted onto Acer palmatum rootstock, we w