MrMaple.com - Nichols Nursery - NC - Japanese Maple

‘Higasa yama’ is an amazing upright variegate that is very vigorous. This is a very old cultivar that is widely underused in the modern landscape. ‘Higasa yama’ has one of the most sensational spring shows with buds that unfurl in dramatic fashion. This tree really pops as the buds open up to reveal amazing shapes and colors. The leaf has a heavy green vein outlined by whites and accented by a hot pink edging. The fall color is red. ‘Higasa yama’ is a very fast grower with almost 1 foot of growth per year after getting established. The shape is very columnar with low branching close to the ground. The height can reach up to 22 feet over time. ‘Higasa yama’ grows well in filtered light and can handle full sun but you will notice more greening late in the summer. This is an amazing tree that jumps out of the landscape with bright colors and has a perfect shape for a specimen tree. The spring show is second to none in our opinion.