North Wind Korean Maple Tree Planted - Backyard Shade Garden - June 2026
Back in May, I posted the details of a new (to me) Korean Maple tree that I planted in our backyard: Alpenglow Korean Maple from Iseli Nursery and their Jack Frost Collection . Previously, I have planted a pair of Korean Maples in the garden: A Northern Glow Korean Maple in the Island Bed up front . And an Arctic Jade Korean Maple in the backyard along the southside border . Despite having a great first season ( and fall show ), that tree suffered something and didn't come back this year . Good to their Warranty, the fine folks at The Growing Place in Naperville honored their one-year guarantee and let me bring back the Arctic Jade carcass. More on that tree in a future post. They didn't have any Arctic Jade trees in their inventory, so I decided to try something else as a replacement: North Wind Korean Maple. That name sounds familiar, right? (at least it did to me.) And that's because last November, I wrote a "Getting to Know" post...