Growth Habit & Size
Upright · Spreading
Upright tree with a broad, spreading canopy.
PUNGO MAPLES
Virginia Beach Japanese Maple Nursery
Nebula
Acer palmatum
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Cultivar Description & Characteristics
Nebula is an enchanting reticulate cultivar displaying deeply lobed leaves patterned with complex dark green and purple veining. The spring foliage unfurls in soft pastel shades of pink and cream, creating a celestial, glowing effect. As summer progresses, the leaves transition into a mottled green network while maintaining their intricate vein details. Autumn concludes the season with a brilliant display of bright yellow and orange.
10-Yr Height
8.0
10-Yr Width
6.0
Seasonal Foliage Spectrum
Spring: Soft Pink-Cream
Summer: Mottled Green
Fall: Yellow-Orange
Sun Tolerance Ratings
Morning Sun
8 / 10
Afternoon Sun
4 / 10
☀️ Morning Sun Guidance:
Soft pastel pink and cream spring foliage creates a celestial glowing effect.
☀️ Afternoon Sun Guidance:
Complex veined patterns require afternoon shade protection.
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Get to know your maple
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 Nebula
- Cultivar origin
- Buchholz Nursery, Oregon, United States
- Discovered / selected by
- Talon Buchholz
'Nebula' is a reticulated Japanese maple associated with Buchholz Nursery in Oregon. Maplestone Ornamentals explicitly credits Talon Buchholz with its discovery, while MrMaple identifies it as a Buchholz Nursery selection. Maple Ridge Nursery separately credits Buchholz Nursery with its introduction. These accounts support distinguishing the discovery and selection of the plant from its subsequent commercial distribution, although neither event could be assigned a verified year. The reviewed sources do not document named parents, a controlled cross, or an original collection accession. Its ghostlike foliage should not be treated as proof of descent from another named ghost cultivar. Nursery descriptions emphasize pink spring growth with prominent contrasting veins, greener summer foliage, and bright red to maroon autumn color.
Explore the sources behind this story
Maplestone Ornamentals — discovery explicitly credited to Talon Buchholz; foliage descriptionMrMaple — Nebula identified as a Buchholz Nursery selection; seasonal foliageMaple Ridge Nursery — Nebula introduction attributed to Buchholz NurseryBuchholz Nursery — nursery location in Gaston, OregonUSPTO Patent Public Search — official portal accessed; cultivar-specific registry results unavailable through retrieved page; patent status remains unverifiedUSPTO Trademark Search — official portal accessed; cultivar-associated registration could not be verified; trademark field remains null
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