PUNGO MAPLES
Virginia Beach Japanese Maple Nursery
Pixie
Pixie is a charming ultra-dwarf cultivar that forms a dense, tight globe of tiny, deeply lobed green leaves. The spring foliage opens in a fresh, bright green that maintains its compact, miniature scale effortlessly. In autumn, the tiny canopy turns a warm golden-yellow before dropping for the winter. It is an exceptional selection for rock gardens, small containers, and miniature bonsai displays.
Pung Kil
Pung Kil is a remarkable upright cultivar noted for its deeply lobed leaves and vigorous, healthy growth habit. The spring foliage emerges in a rich reddish-purple hue that provides strong early-season color. As summer progresses, the leaves transition into a dark bronze-green before turning brilliant crimson in autumn. Its sturdy framework makes it a reliable addition to mixed landscape plantings.
Purple Ghost
Purple Ghost is a stunning member of the Ghost series featuring dark purple leaves highlighted by stark black veining. The spring flush unfurls with incredible contrast, showcasing a deep, near-black pigmentation over a lighter purple base. Through the summer months, the dark foliage holds its mysterious and sophisticated coloration. Autumn crowns the year with a brilliant flash of magenta and bright red.
Red Dawn
Red Dawn is a vibrant upright tree featuring brilliant red spring foliage that adds instant energy to the landscape. The deeply lobed leaves maintain a rich reddish coloration well into the summer before maturing to bronze-green. When autumn arrives, the canopy flares into a stunning display of bright scarlet and orange hues. Its balanced, upright growth habit fits wonderfully into mid-sized garden beds.
Red Dragon
The Red Dragon Japanese Maple is a highly hardy, weeping tree prized for keeping its deep burgundy-maroon leaf color even through intense summer heat. Its beautifully dissected lace-leaves feature unique, prominent bottom lobes that creatively mimic the look of sharp dragon horns. This slow-growing cultivar maintains a compact shape, reaching a modest height of only four to five feet after ten years of growth. It thrives equally well in sun or shade, making it a perfect, vibrant accent choice for either a yard or a patio container.
Red Pygmy
Red Pygmy is a unique dwarf upright cultivar characterized by extremely narrow, strap-like linear lobes of deep red. The spring foliage emerges in a rich burgundy color that gives the shrub a fine, delicate texture. Throughout summer, the dark linear leaves maintain their distinct shape and color without fading. Autumn brings a final transformation into brilliant crimson before leaf drop.
Red Spider
Red Spider is an elegant upright selection featuring deeply divided, slender lobes that radiate outward like spider legs. The spring leaves open in a bright cherry-red color that creates a delicate, airy canopy. As summer advances, the foliage darkens slightly to a rich burgundy tone before turning brilliant scarlet in fall. Its light, open branching habit provides wonderful texture and contrast in the garden.
Rising Sun
Rising Sun is a breathtaking upright small tree prized for its glowing orange-yellow spring foliage infused with bright red margins. The fresh spring flush looks like a glowing sunrise across the entire branching network. During summer, the leaves settle into a clean chartreuse-green before turning brilliant gold in autumn. It is a fantastic specimen for lighting up dark garden areas.
Royalty
Royalty is a majestic upright tree featuring large, deep purple leaves that impart a regal presence to the landscape. The spring foliage emerges in a rich dark burgundy color that holds its tone exceptionally well through summer heat. When autumn arrives, the dense canopy erupts into a brilliant display of bright scarlet and crimson. Its strong growth habit makes it a premier anchor plant for large garden spaces.
Sango Kaku
Sango Kaku, famously known as the Coral Bark Maple, is loved for its brilliant coral-red stems that shine brightly all winter. The spring foliage emerges in a cheerful light green tinged with soft pink margins. During summer, the leaves mature into a clean, rich green before turning brilliant golden-yellow in autumn. It provides extraordinary multi-season interest from its colorful bark to its glowing fall display.
Sawa Chidori
Sawa Chidori is a charming dwarf cultivar featuring tiny, deeply cut green leaves and a compact, shrubby habit. The spring foliage opens in a fresh, bright green often brushed with delicate pink tips. As summer advances, the miniature leaves form a dense, delicate mound in the garden. Autumn brings a warm transformation into golden-yellow and orange shades before dropping.
Seiryu
The Seiryu Japanese Maple is a highly unique lace-leaf variety distinguished by its strongly upright, vase-shaped growth habit rather than the typical weeping form of other dissectum cultivars. Its delicate, finely cut foliage emerges as a vibrant lime-green with subtle reddish tips in the spring before settling into a soft green for the summer months. As autumn arrives, this resilient tree puts on a spectacular display as the feathery leaves transform into brilliant shades of gold, orange, and deep crimson. Reaching a mature size of roughly 10 to 15 feet tall, it makes an exceptional focal point for smaller gardens or landscape borders.
Shaina
Shaina is an exceptional dwarf upright cultivar that develops a dense, tight, egg-shaped shrub structure naturally. The spring foliage emerges in a brilliant crimson-red color that holds its rich burgundy tone deep into summer. Autumn brings a final flare of bright scarlet before the leaves drop for the winter. Its compact, slow-growing habit makes it ideal for containers, small gardens, and foundation plantings.
Strawberry Spring
Strawberry Spring is a delightful upright cultivar named for its charming strawberry-pink spring foliage flush. The newly opened leaves provide a soft, sweet pastel aesthetic that brightens up any corner of the yard. As summer advances, the foliage transitions into a mottled green pattern before turning bright crimson in autumn. It is a wonderful collector plant for unique seasonal color.
Suminagashi
Suminagashi translates to Floating Ink, describing the deep, dark purple-black foliage that flows gracefully across its branches. The large, deeply lobed leaves emerge in a striking crimson-red before settling into a rich, near-black burgundy for summer. Autumn brings a magnificent finale as the dark canopy turns a brilliant, glowing scarlet. Its strong, vase-shaped form is a classic Japanese garden staple.
Summer Gold
The Golden Japanese Maple is a radiant, sun-loving cultivar well-suited for illuminated garden settings and tranquil outdoor landscapes. It emerges with vibrant, golden-yellow foliage that captures the warmth of the sun, maintaining its brilliant amber and yellow hues through the changing seasons without losing its luminous glow. Reaching a graceful, well-balanced form in its decorative pot, this eye-catching landscape favorite provides strong structural appeal, delicate branching for seasonal interest, and reliable resilience against outdoor elements.
Taki No Gawa
Taki No Gawa translates to Waterfall of the River, featuring delicate green leaves splashed with white and pink variegation. The spring flush opens with high contrast, creating a bright, cooling effect in the garden. As summer progresses, the white variegation holds firm across the upright, elegant branches. Autumn finishes the year with warm golden-yellow tones before leaf drop.
Tamukeyama
Tamukeyama is an ancient and revered weeping laceleaf cultivar famous for its deep, rich burgundy color retention. The finely dissected leaves emerge in a brilliant crimson-red in spring and hold their dark color remarkably well all summer. When autumn arrives, the cascading dome turns a vibrant, fiery scarlet. Its graceful, weeping architecture makes it one of the most reliable and beautiful red laceleaf maples available.
Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose is a fascinating dwarf cultivar featuring tightly crinkled, puckered green leaves with delightful white and pink variegation. The unusual leaf texture gives the shrub a rugged yet colorful presence in small garden spaces. During summer, the variegated foliage maintains its puckered profile before turning warm golden-yellow in autumn. It is an exceptional collector specimen for specialized garden beds.
Tobiosho
The Tobiosho Japanese Maple is a vigorous, fast-growing upright cultivar known for its exceptional seasonal transformation. It emerges in spring with bright chartreuse to luminous yellow-green leaves and contrasting red petioles, maintains a fresh, medium green canopy through the heat of summer with good resilience, and culminates in one of the most spectacular multi-colored fall displays in the plant world progressing through brilliant shades of gold, vibrant orange, and fiery scarlet all at once. Reaching a mature height and width of 22 to 25 feet with a broad, rounded form, this reliable landscape favorite provides strong structural appeal, attractive rough gray bark with red branches for winter interest, and dependable performance across diverse garden settings.