Cultivar origin

Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States

'Orangeola' is a cascading laceleaf Japanese maple that Whitman Farms identifies as having been selected in Oregon's Willamette Valley. That nursery account supplies a selection location but does not name the original selector. Horticulturist Dave Creech reports its introduction in the United States during the 1980s, while Cline's Nursery likewise places its introduction in that decade. These introduction accounts do not establish when the original seedling or plant was selected, and an exact year remains unverified. No documented parents, controlled cross, or original collection accession was located. Its distinctive seasonal display combines orange-red emerging leaves, darker summer foliage, and another flush of orange-toned growth during summer. Its strongly pendulous branches form the cascading habit emphasized in nursery descriptions.