Acer palmatum 'O jishi' Lion's Head Japanese Maple orange The defining characteristic of 'Mikawa

The defining characteristic of 'Mikawa yatsubusa' is the short inter nodal lengths and closely growing buds that create a stacked shingle like appearance of the leaves

The foliage of this Western red cedar is flat and spraying with bright yellow variegation that dominates the whole tree

another popular reticulated cultivar

This coloring gives the appearance that ‘Alpine Silver Thread’ is glowing in the garden

Acer palmatum 'O jishi' Lion's Head Japanese Maple orange The defining characteristic of 'MikawaAcer palmatum O jishi is one of the famous lions head maples. 'O jishi' is the male lion and 'Meijishi' is the female lion. Shishigashira means lions head, and while this term can be used to describe either cultivar it is generally used to describe 'Meijishi'. The leaves of 'Ojishi' are heavily crinkled but lighter in color and not quite as tightly crinkled as 'Meijishi'. 'O jishi' is also a much slower growing smaller tree. In full sun new growth has