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Mikawa yatsubasa (shown at right) - Rare and beautiful dwarf. Slender green leaves with elongated lobes display pinkish hues in spring; they become dark green during summer. New shoots are very dense and create a fascinating overlapping pattern. Slow, 6-7 feet. Several sizes available.
Mini mondo (formerly Tiny leaf) ) - Small, textured green leaves turn deep red in fall. Dwarf tree will grow to six feet in ten years.
Mizuho beni - A small tree in the Katsura group. It delights the spring garden with orange-yellow new foliage and leafs out at a normal time. Height in 10 years: 8 or 9 feet.
Murasaki kiyohime - Dwarf cultivar with small palmatum type foliage. Horizontal is the word that best describes its appearance. Very suited to bonsai.
O jishi - Rare dwarf. Leaves are much like Shishigashira, but form is more compact. In fact, this is one of the most miniature cultivars.
Olsen’s Frosted Strawberry - Reticulated leaf opens a brilliant coral color.
Oregon Sunset - Plant forms a semi-dwarf bush. Leaves are dark red; fall color is a true Oregon sunset.
Otto hime - Very desirable little dwarf. Vertrees' third edition calls it the "Queen of the Dwarf Group."
Otome zakura - Semi-dwarf tree that is much praised. Not readily available. Red and pink spring color. Leaves are different sizes. Green tone predominates in summer. Wait list.
Pixie - Small red leaves and profuse side branching in a great small shrub-like maple. The bright red tones persist virtually all summer in full sun. Three year and older trees available. 
Red pygmy - Semi-dwarf tree with unusual leaf. The lobes on each leaf are long and narrow as in the "linearilobum" group. Red color holds until early July. Inquire as to availability.
Royle - Small red leaves on a compact bush-like tree. Growth is strong; but branching remains tight. We find the red tone holds well during the summer; and fall color is certainly intense.
Ryuzu - New leaves have pink cast on pale green. Mature leaf is light green. Very popular for bonsai, rock gardens, and/or container. Dwarf with compact habit. Two year tree $40.
Saotome - Semi-dwarf. Red tones in spring disappear and summer leaf is deep green. Leaves are small but not delicate. Wait List.
Sara D - Bright red color persists during most of summer. (wait list)
Sazanami - Sharply pointed leaves create a very unusual effect, and become rich green during summer. Leaf margins are doubly serrated. Compact yet vigorous growing style. Fall color into gold tones. 3.5 ft. (5 gallon) trees 85; 5-6 foot trees from $195.
Seigen rubrum - 5 gallon, 3ft. tall.
Sekka yatsubusa - The name translates “dwarf that turns red.” Leaves grow along slender stalks in tight groupings (but not as bunched as in the Lion’s Head Maple). Spring foliage is first red and then is edged with red. Sekka yatusubusa will grow to about 8 feet (About half that size as a container tree) and will take lots of sun.  |