General Culture:

Easily grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best performance is in sun-dappled part shade, but best fall color is usually in full sun. Avoid hot, dry sites. Plant in a location protected from strong winds.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Japanese maple is a multi-stemmed shrub or single-stemmed small tree that typically grows to 10-25’ tall. General plant form is rounded to broad-rounded, often with low-branching. ‘Villa Taranto’ is a compact, mounding form that typically grows to 6-10’ tall over a number of years. Palmate, 5-lobed leaves (to 3.5” long) have very narrow lobes. Leaves emerge reddish-purple in spring, mature to green with red overtones in summer and turn golden orange in autumn. Small reddish-purple flowers in spring are somewhat attractive on close inspection, but are not showy from a distance. Flowers are followed by samaras that ripen in late summer to fall.