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What sort of Acer is this?
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This Acer was planted about four years ago. I was given it by Larch Cottage Nurseries, to commemorate my being the thousandth customer I think- not sure whether that week, month, or what! If it had an ID tag, it's long since lost!I planted in under cotoneaster trees, and it's grown very slowly, and is now about 4' x4', but I'm thinking of moving it, to a north facing border area behind a 2 1/2 ft wall, where it's bottom half will be in shade, but top half in Sun, so an ID would help with this decision.
can anyone help?
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I strongly doubt anyone on an internet forum would be able to help you identify an Acer from that photo.. I do hope you manage to find out in due course... very best wishes...
A basic answer is Acer palmatum.
Whether it is a named cultivar is impossible to say.
If it was a special cultivar it would be grafted.
Acer Sango Kaku leaves are 7 lobed not 5 and are quite fancy.
See pics below of Acer Sango Kaku leaves in spring..
Acer palmatum Sango Kaku is a fantastic Acer.
Common name Coral bark Acer.
Easily recognized by red branches....we do not even see any branches!
So no idea how you reach that conclusion.
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Even the real experts struggle to id them.
It involves leaf shape, leaf size, colour in spring,summer, growth habit, growth rate, bark etc etc
Acers are wonderful.
I love them.
We used to grow nearly 250 different sp and named Acer trees.
Yet very very rarely do I even attempt to say which one it might be from a single pic showing just a couple of leaves.
Your one is Acer palmatum dissectum...a cut leaf Acer.
It may be seed grown and have no cultivar name.
If it is grafted it may be a named cultivar...but which one I am sorry but I haven't got a clue.
it is clearly very different from the one posted by Super Gardener or Acer palmatum Sango Kaku.