Acer palmatum 'Lightning' Japanese Maple amber dense ball over time

dense ball over time

cold tolerant Japanese maple

Spring color: White and Yellow

Acer palmatum 'Black Hole' is a Japanese maple with reticulated variegation similar to its parent

Acer palmatum 'Lightning' Japanese Maple amber dense ball over timeAcer palmatum 'Lightning' is a red Japanese maple with deeply divided leaves. The leaves of 'Lightning' are red to purple in the spring and turn to a greenish color in the summer. The leaves then turn bright yellow in the fall which is where it gets its name! 'Lightning' has a somewhat dense and shrubby habit. The leaf shape and structure of 'Lightning' give it contrast and differentiation from other red Japanese maple varieties. 'Lightning' is a