Every well-designed garden space includes a variety of different plants, beginning with trees. With an incredible variety of textures, sizes, and leaf shapes and colors, Japanese maples are one of our go-to plants for adding structure–the so-called “bones”–a landscape needs. Whether you have a sprawling acreage with wide, flowing garden beds or garden on a small city lot with neighbors just feet away from your back patio, there are great Japanese maple options to fit any size yard. We carry a wide variety of Japanese maples at Vander Giessen’s each year, and have a great selection to offer this summer. Included in our current selections are two dozen different varieties in all shapes and sizes, including the following:

  • Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’
  • Acer japonicum ‘Vitifolium’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Beni Shigitatsu Sawa’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Bonfire’
  • Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Red Dragon’
  • Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’
  • Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Viridis’
  • Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Waterfall’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Emperor One’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Fireglow’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Koto-no-Ito’ *TOP PICK!*
  • Acer palmatum ‘Moonfire’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Okushimo’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Red Sentinel’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Rhode Island Red’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Sharp’s Pygmy’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Shindeshojo’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Shirazz’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Shishigashira’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Suminagashi’ *TOP PICK!*
  • Acer palmatum ‘Ukigumo’
  • Acer palmatum ‘Verna Jean’ *TOP PICK!*

We work closely with several small, family-owned nurseries who specialize in Japanese maples, ensuring healthy, top-quality plants for your yard. Stop in, browse our wide selection, and pick out the perfect varieties to plant in your garden this year that you can enjoy for year–even generations–to come.