Acer palmatum 'Komon nishiki' Japanese Maple Selected Size:1 gallon It is advisable to prune

It is advisable to prune low branches during its early stages to maintain its slender and columnar profile

As a staked tree

When this broom-like mutation was propagated it had a very unusual form

It was found by Fratelli Gilardelli of Gilardelli Nursery in Italy and was named after his son

In some years

Acer palmatum 'Komon nishiki' Japanese Maple Selected Size:1 gallon It is advisable to pruneAcer palmatum 'Komon nishiki' Rare Variegated Komon nishiki Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 Not commonly found in the nursery trade, this selection was first mentioned in the 1882 Sekihin Binran list in Japan. In the spring, 'Komon nishiki' leafs out with pink and white sand dusting variegation across the chartreuse green leaves. By late spring the variegation is a creamy white on the darker green leafs. According to Yano's Book for Maples, fall color ranges