We added a small coral bark maple when we first added the pond and woodland garden on the north side of the house. It was a pretty little tree for a while, but then it grew into something more, something spectacular. It brings beauty to every season, but really comes into its own in the autumn when the leaves are gold against the coral-red branches.
My future plans for this plant my include grafting attempts onto some other maple rootstocks that I have grown from seed. I’ll also work to get better photos of the tree, which is over twenty feet tall now.