Growth Rate
Slow
Moderate
Fast
Moderate
Mendocino reports slow juvenile growth becoming moderate after a few years; category describes established growth.
PUNGO MAPLES
Virginia Beach Japanese Maple Nursery
Kamagata
Acer palmatum
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🌱 Dwarf
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Cultivar Description & Characteristics
Kamagata is an outstanding dwarf upright cultivar featuring small, deeply lobed leaves tightly packed onto a dense, compact framework. The spring foliage emerges with soft green tones tinged with delightful pink margins. During summer, the leaves mature into a clean, rich green before turning brilliant shades of orange and gold in autumn. Its diminutive size makes it a premier choice for Japanese bonsai styling or small courtyard gardens.
10-Yr Height
5.0
10-Yr Width
5.0
Seasonal Foliage Spectrum
Spring: Soft Green-Pink
Summer: Rich Green
Fall: Orange and Gold
Sun Tolerance Ratings
Morning Sun
9 / 10
Afternoon Sun
6 / 10
☀️ Morning Sun Guidance:
Soft green tones tinged with delightful pink margins glow in morning sun.
☀️ Afternoon Sun Guidance:
Dense compact framework provides good resistance to regular afternoon conditions.
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Growth Habit & Size
Upright · Dwarf
Dwarf with upright branches. Hanging leaves do not make the branch habit weeping.
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 Kamagata
- Cultivar origin
- Oregon, United States
- Discovered / selected by
- J. D. Vertrees
'Kamagata' is an American Japanese maple selection associated with J. D. Vertrees in Oregon. Burncoose Nurseries identifies its garden origin as Oregon, USA, while Junker's Nursery specifically credits Vertrees with selecting and naming it. Maple Ridge Nursery separately credits him with its introduction. These accounts distinguish his selection and naming work from bringing the cultivar into cultivation, but do not establish dates for either event. The reviewed sources do not document a controlled cross, named parents, or an original collection accession. Its horticultural identity is a small, branching maple with delicate foliage: Junker's describes rusty-red edges on unfolding leaves, lime-green summer foliage, and yellow-orange autumn color with some red. The available evidence supports crediting Vertrees as selector and introducer without assigning an undocumented hybridizer or origin year.
Explore the sources behind this story
Burncoose Nurseries — Kamagata; Oregon garden originJunker's Nursery — Kamagata selected and named by J. D. Vertrees; foliage descriptionMaple Ridge Nursery — Kamagata introduced by J. D. VertreesUSPP29301P3 — CHACER01 patent; commercial comparison identifies Kamagata as unpatentedUSPTO Trademark Search — official registry consulted; no cultivar-associated registration verified; trademark field left null
Cultivar information
Patent & trademark information
- Patent & Royalty Status
- United States: USPP29301P3, for a different cultivar, CHACER01, describes Kamagata as unpatented. This historical statement does not establish current worldwide patent status.
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