Acer palmatum 'Winter’s Columnar Red' Japanese Maple Contorted Chinese Fringe Tree

Chinese Fringe Tree

This upright Japanese maple is expected to reach approximately 10 feet tall in 10 years

‘Goshiki shidare’ tends to hold its pink red spring color longer than ‘Toyama nishiki’ when grown side by side

The fall color is a bright fiery red to deep maroon

First photo by Mariusz Lewandowsk

Acer palmatum 'Winter’s Columnar Red' Japanese Maple Contorted Chinese Fringe TreeAcer palmatum 'Winters Columnar Red' Narrow Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 'Winters Columnar Red is a tight and dense upright Japanese maple that has a nice narrow form at a young age. Often the upright habit on Winters Columnar Red is extremely columnar at a young age reaching 10 ft in height by 2 3 ft in width in 10 years. The dense habit continues as this tree ages, slowly getting more width without attaining a lot more height. Because of this habit,