Beni Fushigi Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum ‘Beni Fushigi’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Height at Maturity: 6-8′ in 15 years

Width at Maturity: 5-6′ in 15 years

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth Rate: Slow

Foliage Color in Spring: Bright Pinkish Red

Foliage Color in Summer: Green Red

Foliage Color in Fall: Brilliant Pink Red

Light Needs: Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty (Condition heavy clay soils when planting)

Drainage: Well drained soil is a must!

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 is ideal

Maintenance: Low

Resistances: Deer – more info, Heat Tolerant, Insect Resistant, Sun Tolerant

Description

A wonder, a mystery, a miracle…this is what “Fushigi” means in Japanese, and it’s the perfect attribute for this rare Japanese Maple. The word “Beni” means “deep red,” which almost perfectly describes the color. Reason we say “almost” is because the leaf color on the specimen in our gardens emerges a bright pinkish red color, which lasts throughout most of early to mid spring. By late spring to early summer the leaves mature to a green-red. The fall color is one of the brightest pink-reds in our gardens, similar to ‘Osakazuki’. A slow-grower, you can expect ‘Beni Fushigi’ to reach 6-8 feet tall in 15 years, making it a perfect selection for smaller landscape spaces and in pots, planters and other containers.

Landscape & Garden Uses

To showcase its magnificence and beauty, Beni Fushigi Japanese Maple is best used in the landscape as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, you can plant in groupings of three or plant one on both sides of an entryway to accentuate the entrance.

Suggested Spacing: 8 feet or more apart for space between trees

Container culture can extend the useful range of Japanese Maples. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai. Click on the link below under Helpful Articles for Japanese Maple container planting instructions.

Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape…that is, if you don’t overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when selecting companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, make sure to select low-growing shrubs or groundcovers that won’t interfere at all with your tree.

Growing Preferences

Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees and are very easy to grow. Container culture can extend their useful range. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai.

In their natural habitat, Japanese Maples are understory trees, growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. Ideally they prefer to be grown in similar conditions. Our Beni Fushigi is growing in morning sun with afternoon dappled shade. We’re not sure how it performs with all day direct sunlight. That said, you can find a complete listing of our sun-tolerant Japanese Maple varieties here.

Most any average garden soil will grow Japanese Maples. They prefer a moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants and trees, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. So make sure to plant your Japanese Maple in a well-drained site.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Japanese Maple trees.

How To Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In The Ground

How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot

How To Fertilize And Water A Japanese Maple Tree

How To Prune A Japanese Maple

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