All my life I have been a fan of Japanese Maple Trees, and still view them as outstanding additions to any garden where beauty is a concern. Lately, I have been drawn to the Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’ (also called ‘Maiku jaku’). If you are not familiar with Japanese Maples, I can’t begin to tell you what you are missing out on, they are truly special.
Perhaps it is just a right of passage to be enticed by one variation for its colour and shape, and then to move on to another throughout one’s life. I began with the red varieties, some purplish, others real crimson. Then I found the green ones to be most appealing, and that is probably based upon what my garden called for. But now, I am ready for some orange, and Aconitifolium should give me green, red, orange and yellow at different times.
In retrospect this seems like a perfectly natural transition, as this will give me a range that basically includes all of the colours that I sought out in the past, just all in one place. I am eagerly awaiting the chance to see its many colours firsthand.