Mendocino Sunrise rare maples Scarlet Fall color

Scarlet Fall color

Morning sun afternoon shade is best in hot climates

Leaves start out green with cream and orangish/pink margins in spring

Full Moon is cold hardy but needs morning sun and afternoon shade in hot locations

Fall colors range from brilliant orange to scarlet red

Mendocino Sunrise rare maples Scarlet Fall colorAfter 7 years of careful scrutiny, we are happy to introduce to you a unique and beautiful new Japanese Maple Mendocino Sunrise. Mendocino Sunrise arose as a sport on Acer palmatum Summer Gold. This attractive Japanese maple cultivar has small, yellow, palmate leaves which are quite distinctive. The leaves are mainly 5 lobed with narrow ovate, deeply divided lobes with somewhat elongated tips approximately 3 4 cm in length, and relatively coarse,