Any non alkaline soil. Correct light more important
Aspect
Sun or partial shade
Height
8ft
Action and Timing
Excellent form to 8ft in any light with bright red-maroon straplike leaves that hold good colouration through to late summer when purple develops into bright bronze with green undertones; This is one of my favourite maples.
Nursery Notes
Grafted plant.
Opinion
I like to see red pygmy in a border or beneath a larger tree. Mine sits quietly beneath an old apple tree and looks stunning every year. IOne of the last to colour up I find.
This plant was added to the database on 27th December, 2009.
