Red Pygmy Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 8
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Red Pygmy' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy') is a tree for specimen, accent, and woodland plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes average to moist soil. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It grows slowly into a broad shape and is drought tolerant. It blooms in early to late spring and attracts bees and birds.
Pairs well with Fringed bleeding heart, Primrose, and Sweet bay magnolia.