Mendocino Sunrise acer griseum Bright red petioles in the

Bright red petioles in the spring contrast nicely with the bright green crinkled leaf

Aka translates to “red” and Hosada means “slender

In winter the twigs and branches turn to a coral yellow-green

Ruffle edges on leaves

The beautiful green leaves are much smaller than the species

Mendocino Sunrise acer griseum Bright red petioles in theAfter 7 years of careful scrutiny, we are happy to introduce to you a unique and beautiful new Japanese Maple Mendocino Sunrise. Mendocino Sunrise arose as a sport on Acer palmatum Summer Gold. This attractive Japanese maple cultivar has small, yellow, palmate leaves which are quite distinctive. The leaves are mainly 5 lobed with narrow ovate, deeply divided lobes with somewhat elongated tips approximately 3 4 cm in length, and relatively coarse,