ACER PALMATUM 'COONARA PYGMY'

Rare Coonara Pygmy Dwarf Japanese Maple

Zones 5-9

A classic and world famous restaurant in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is Coonara Springs Restaurant. The restaurant is located on a historic homestead of a well maintained 100 year old botanical garden with amazing views of the Yarra Valley.  Arnold Teese of Yasmina Rare Plant Nursery found a witches' broom-like mutation in a very old and large Acer palmatum ssp. palmatum seedling Japanese maple located in these gardens. ‘Coonara Pygmy’ as Arnold named this classic Japanese maple broom, leafs out in the early spring with pink tipping which matures to a rich green. Mature trees typically reach 4 ft by 5 ft in 10 years forming a very dense ball shape. I have found much larger specimens in the heat of the deep south. A great example is at Stephen F. Austin University Gardens in Nacogdoches, TX, where young dwarf Japanese maples grow exceptionally fast when given, shade, water, good drainage, and extremely high temperatures. Fall colors on ‘Coonara Pygmy’ range from brilliant shades or orange to scarlet red.

**10 GALLON TREE SHIPS WITHOUT POT DUE TO BOX SIZE CONSTRAINTS** Please note that your 10-gallon tree will arrive without a container. It ships immediately unless you request to hold. Be prepared for your 10 gallon tree without a container. 

Limited Quantities Available !! As we have over a thousand cultivars of Japanese maples, we often do not have many of each cultivar. We recommend that you buy the Japanese maples you want immediately as we often sell out of certain selections.