Orangeola Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Orangeola’

Plant Details

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

Height at Maturity: 8-10′

Width at Maturity: 8′ or so

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Weeping/Cascading

Growth Rate: Moderate

Foliage Color in Spring: Bright Orange to Red to Dark Maroon

Foliage Color in Summer: Green with Orange & Red Undertones with Mid-Summer Orange Flush

Foliage Color in Fall: Brilliant Orange and Red

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

Water Needs: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established

Soil Type: Sandy, Loam & Clay (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, Disease, Sun Tolerant

Description

An absolutely beautiful tree with vivid coloring spring through fall and exceptional sun tolerance, the Orangeola Japanese Maple is a weeping, semi-upright grower to about 8 to 10 feet tall an 8 feet wide. In spring its new lacy leaves emerge bright orange to red. As the second flush of growth comes on the trees can have a two tone appearance; orange new growth with dark maroon and/or green older growth. During summer the leaves may become a handsome green with orange and red undertones. In fall, a spectacular show of brilliant fiery-red and orange is truly a sight to behold!

Landscape & Garden Uses

To showcase its magnificence and beauty, Orangeola 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 them in groupings of three or plant one on both sides of an entryway. Orangeola is excellent for use in containers.

Suggested Spacing: At least 12 feet 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 choosing 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.

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Japanese Maple variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees. They 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. That said, Orangeola Japanese Maple has excellent sun tolerance.

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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Tree delivery was perfect and on time. Packaged properly and securely. Easy to plant and seems to be liking it’s new home!———————————————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I love this tree! I’ve only recently transferred it from the pot to the ground, but it’s near a Japanese Red Maple and they’re going to look awesome next to each other. Thanks Wilson Brothers!——————————You’re welcome! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Came bigger than I expected and is growing really well. I can’t wait for it to show colors, especially the gorgeous orange.———————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I was very pleased with the way my plants were packaged all arrived in perfect condition. also I was very happy with the size and shape of the tree. I am so excited to see how well they do for me , This is the first time I am trying to grow Japanese maples.————————————————-Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Packaged with great care for mailing. Healthy plant & is beautiful. Wilson Brothers has many Japanese Maples to choose from & I hope to buy more in the future. Excited to get the tree in the ground and watch it grow!—————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The tree came packaged well, in great shape. It even sat on our hot stoop in the sun for a few hours before I got to it and got her planted. Been a couple of weeks and the tree is going strong. I got the smallest size as everything else was out of stock, but the tree is a very good looking symmetrical, healthy little thing. I think it will do very well.———————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Arrived intact and healthy, thriving in a pot of soil mix recommended by Wilson Bros website.—————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Orangeola arrived, very well packaged and in very good condition! I was so thrilled! I am looking forward to watching this tree becoming a magnificent focal point of my hidden garden. ?? I will be shopping with you all more often! I’m addicted to Japanese maples.—————————————I love them too! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This tree came very well packaged and healthy. I am looking forward to seeing the orange growth.————————————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I love the trees I received. They were packaged carefully and arrived quickly. They are very healthy looking trees & much larger than I expected.
I’m so happy with my purchase! Thank you so much.—————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Received two Japanese Orangela trees and are very happy with the selection. They arrived in perfect condition and now adorn my front entry. Thanks to all at Wilson Brothers.———————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The tree arrived in perfect condition and is exactly as described. Thank you.————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Thank you for this shipment. The two Japanese maples arrived in fine condition. I planted them in bonsai pots. I’ve waited to respond to see how they did. The maples have now budded out and so all looks well. I’m looking forward to their leafing out.—————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

Planted over a month ago. The warm weather has arrived and the leaf buds are just starting to pop. Plant arrived well packaged, seemed maybe a little wet. But those concerns are now gone. Thanks very much, I am looking forward to the beauty of this tree. Ordered plants before from you folks and would order again.————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! Thanks for the kind words! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The tree came fairly quick. Has lost most of its leaves now, so hoping that spring will show good results. The one gallon has a small girth of trunk so good to have it staked. If it ends up looking like the pictures displayed of these trees, I will be very happy.———————————–We are glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I seem to remember giving a review but maybe that was for another nursery. I’m very pleased with my purchase. We’re going into hibernation soon but already looking forward to next years growing season and watching my Orangeola develope.————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Received a healthy beautiful tree. Planted it immediately. We are in a bad drought, so have watered every day and it is doing well.————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

My maple arrive in perfect condition and was packed extremely well. It was larger than I expected. Normally a 1 gal plant is quite small and this was approximately 3 feet tall and supported extremely well. I’m very pleased with this purchase!——————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Decent sized and healthy, looking good in the ground after a couple weeks. Would purchase again if I needed another.———————————-We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

Healthy tree is dormant now but can’t wait till spring to see its colors———————————Hi Zillow, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Orangeola Weeping Japanese Maple. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

The Orangeola Japanese Maple that I ordered was shipped very quickly and was well packaged. The tree was exactly as described and appeared very healthy. Since it is Fall, I won’t get to really enjoy this plant until next Spring, but based on my experience so far, I highly recommend Wilson Brothers Gardens.———————————–Hi Wesley, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Orangeola Weeping Japanese Maple. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! We really appreciate your kind words! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

Had all my questions answered about this Japanese maple before I ordered it. Arrived on schedule and although it is dormant now looks very healthy.———————————–Hi Everett, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Orangeola Weeping Japanese Maple. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

We are overjoyed with our Maple…it’s beautiful. It arrived in perfect condition..,wasn’t dried or damaged in anyway. This is now our “go to” for all garden plants…highly recommend.——————————-Hi JF, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Orangeola Weeping Japanese Maple. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

Shipment came in untouched by UPS, well packaged, excellent looking trees.
Can’t wait to plant.——————————-WBG Reply: Hi Marc, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Orangeola Weeping Japanese Maple. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens