Getting to Know Acer pseudosieboldianum 'Northern Glow' - Korean Maple - June 2024
Over the years, I've come across Korean Maples that are hybrids with Japanese Maples. Famously, the folks at Iseli Nursery have introduced a collection of "Jack Frost Maples" that are hybrids of Acer palmatums and Acer pseudosieboldaianum - Japanese and Korean Maples - that have been 'evaluated and selected to tolerate the dramatic weather shifts of the upper Midwest of North America.'
The upper midwest? That's us.
So, when I was at The Growing Place and came across an affordable ($174.00) Northern Glow Korean Maple, I figured it was time to come home and go into our garden. Below is the sign from TGP that calls it a cold-hardy tree that mostly resembles the Japanese Maple parent.
What do people say about the Northern Glow Maple? iTrees has this listing:
Northern Glow® Maple combines the character of a Japanese Maple and the cold hardiness of a Korean Maple. Its graceful wide-spreading branches are covered in rich green leaves in the summer which will transition from bright orange-red to deep red in the fall. This tree is a total delight in the landscape and offers ornamental interest and a zen quality to any landscape bed, patio, or garden area.Sounds great, right?
Now I have to figure out where it should go. The easy answer is the backyard. One reason is that it boasts of "Walnut Toxicity Resistance" - per McKay Nursery. But, I'm thinking this should go in front and be part of the anchoring of a front-yard garden/conifer garden. Everyone says it can handle more sun that most JMs.
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