Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'

Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'Discovered in the Trompenburg botanical gardens, near Rotterdam, this Japanese maple dazzles with its attractive lobed foliage (which takes on a whole spectrum of colours throughout the course of the year) Starting out a burgundy colour in the spring, before becoming greener and then, finally, more orange in the autumn, 'Trompenburg' adds great ornamental value wherever it's placed A relatively small tree, this acer will make a spectacular addition to

Brrrrilliant

plant somewhere sheltered

so provided it's kept in a relatively sheltered position

and not a piddly few days

plant in September through to November

bell shaped flowers with curved petals and are often very fragrant

If it blooms in the autumn

the flowers are also fragrant to boot

with highly attractive

Though not edible

This gum was used as a topical salve by the Aztecs many thousands of years ago

Arabian Knight is a showy