JAPANESE MAPLE TSUMA GAKI (PAINTED FINGERNAILS)

Another one of my Acers and a particularly beautiful one and added to that very different from every other Maple, despite having similar leaves to the normal palmatums!

This one has weeping leaves to start with and a beaqutiful light Jade Green colour with red tip and Tsuma Gaki means painted fingernails!

My Acer palmatum Tsuma Gaki ...

Here is a video and I will acquire more pictures and another video over the next few days when it looks it's best!

ACER PALMATUM TSUMA GAKI in JULY

Here is my Tsuma Gaki and a little lighter than normal for this time of year. Still a great deal darker than the SPring though and a shame they do not keep that Spring colour as the green is very vibrant and lighter even than my Shirasawanum?!

A great weeping look when leaves first emerge too!!

Tsuma Gaki means Painted Fingernails.

VIDEO - ACER PALMATUM TSUMA GAKI (PAINTED FINGERNAILS)

One of the most striking Japanese Maples I have is this Tsuma Gaki.

Certainly when it produces its first leaves they are a brilliant jade colour, darkened off in this video I am afraid, and have this drooping or weeping habit not seen in any of my others?!

ACER PALMATUM - TSUMA GAKI (Painted Fingernails)

Well I have been threatening to start another blog and this one was always going to be a favourite!

My collection of Japanese Maples of different varieties and amazing colours and one day hope to have my own small forest of dazzling colour to walk through.

Many people have difficulties with these trees purely because and like Orchids there are a few simple rules you just need to adhere to. That I will get around to in my next few posts but for now...

TSUMA GAKI (translated means Painted Fingernails)

A little sensitive and tricky. Large leaves that are a beautiful jade green and quite large and tipped with red.

These are photos recently taken and the green will darken somewhat and have indeed done so already.

My one is about two to three feet tall. Was a bit neglected last year as were all my Maples due to things I could not avoid and took up a great deal of my time.

I will probably pick up a few more varieties this year which I have not done for a couple of years and I have over 20 of them currently.