small acer trees for small gardens
Transform your small outdoor space with the colourful beauty and graceful structure of small acer trees for small gardens. Whether your garden is modest in size or you’re looking for a striking feature for a patio or courtyard, compact acers provide a captivating display all year round. Their vibrant foliage, delicate structure, and manageable growth habits make them the perfect choice for anyone seeking to enrich their garden’s character without overwhelming precious space. Acers are celebrated for their stunning seasonal colour changes, architectural forms, and adaptability to containers, offering both practicality and ornamental value.
Acer 'Stella Rossa'
Acer 'Stella Rossa' is a striking Japanese Maple valued for its finely dissected deep red foliage and elegant cascading growth habit. The rich burgundy leaves hold their colour well through the growing season before developing brilliant crimson tones in autumn. Its graceful form creates year round interest and makes a stunning focal point in any landscape. Well suited to New Zealand gardens, Acer 'Stella Rossa' is prized for its compact size, refined appearance, and exceptional ornamental value.
From $536.65
Acer palmatum Hanami Nishiki (Acer Hanami Nishiki)
Acer palmatum Hanami Nishiki is a stunning Japanese Maple due to its delicate foliage and small stature. Small and soft looking leaves emerge yellow-green in spring with reddish margins. They mature to a light green in summer before turning spectacular shades of yellow and orange in autumn before falling. It grows with a somewhat rounded shape to about 2.5 m tall and the same wide. Acer Hanami Nishiki makes for a magnificent specimen and is ideal for including in a mixed planting, planting to soften a bland wall, maintaining in a container or courtyard garden, planting to border an entrance, or for using anywhere the spectacular colours can be enjoyed.
