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Burgundy Lace
Acer palmatum
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Cultivar Description & Characteristics
Burgundy Lace is an elegant dissectum type featuring deeply incised, lace-like leaves with a unique serrated edge profile. The foliage emerges in early spring with a rich, glossy burgundy coloration that gives the plant a velvety texture. Through the summer months, the dark red tones deepen further before culminating in a brilliant scarlet autumn display. Its spreading, mounded habit creates a soft, flowing texture in garden designs.
10-Yr Height
10.0
10-Yr Width
8.0
Seasonal Foliage Spectrum
Spring: Glossy Burgundy
Summer: Dark Red
Fall: Scarlet
Sun Tolerance Ratings
Morning Sun
8 / 10
Afternoon Sun
5 / 10
☀️ Morning Sun Guidance:
Brings out the velvety texture and glossy burgundy spring emergence.
☀️ Afternoon Sun Guidance:
Dissectum foliage benefits from afternoon protection against harsh summer heat.
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Growth Habit & Size
Upright · Spreading
Upright framework develops a broad, spreading crown that can become much wider than tall.
What do these growth habit terms mean?
More than one term can apply. Branch direction, crown shape and size describe different characteristics, and the outline can change as a tree matures.
- Upright
- Main stems and branches emphasize upward growth. An upright tree can still develop a broad canopy.
- Spreading
- Branches extend outward to form a broad canopy. The tree does not have to be wider than it is tall.
- Weeping
- Branches or branchlets arch or hang downward. The tree can still have an upright trunk.
- Rounded
- The crown has a rounded outline. This describes the overall shape rather than the direction of each branch.
- Dwarf
- A cultivar with a smaller natural stature than typical forms of its species. Dwarf describes size, not branch direction or a fixed height limit; it does not automatically mean slow growth.
For example: Bloodgood can grow upright while developing a broad, rounded canopy with spreading branches.
Learn more: NC State plant forms · Bloodgood profile · RHS trees for smaller gardens
Roots & heritage
The story behind Burgundy Lace
- Introduction year
- 1958
Acer palmatum 'Burgundy Lace' is a Japanese maple in the Matsumurae Group, distinguished by deeply divided, serrated burgundy-red foliage and a broad, spreading canopy. The Missouri Botanical Garden documents its commercial introduction in 1958 by Vermeulen & Sons of New Jersey. However, the original geographical origin remains disputed. Japanese maple authority J. D. Vertrees believed the cultivar originated in the United States, while horticulturist Freek Vrugtman attributed its origin to the Ebinge and Groos nursery in Boskoop, Netherlands, before its export to America. Neither account conclusively identifies the individual who originally selected the plant. The documented 1958 date therefore represents commercial introduction rather than the original selection year. Its parentage and any controlled hybridization remain undocumented. No United States plant patent or registered trademark specifically covering this maple was verified; similarly named patents concern unrelated plant species.
Explore the sources behind this story
Missouri Botanical Garden - Burgundy Lace, commercial introduction in 1958 by Vermeulen and SonsJapanese Maple Society - Burgundy Lace, conflicting United States and Netherlands origin accountsNederlandse Vereniging van Botanische Tuinen - Acer palmatum Burgundy LaceUSPTO - Official Patent Public SearchUSPTO - Official Trademark SearchUSPP15072P2 - Burgundy Lace patent applies to Athyrium fern, not Acer palmatumUSPP28216P3 - Burgundy Lace patent applies to Corylus hazelnut, not Acer palmatum
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