Growth Rate
Slow
Moderate
Fast
Fast
MrMaple describes vigorous growth, estimating 10-12 feet at ten years.
PUNGO MAPLES
Virginia Beach Japanese Maple Nursery
Peridot Flame
Acer palmatum
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Cultivar Description & Characteristics
Peridot Flame is an exciting upright small tree celebrated for its brilliant chartreuse-green spring foliage edged in bright red. The contrasting border creates a fiery outline around each leaf during the fresh spring flush. As summer advances, the leaves mature into a clean solid green before turning warm gold in autumn. It adds a vibrant, energetic splash of color to garden borders.
10-Yr Height
8.0
10-Yr Width
6.0
Seasonal Foliage Spectrum
Spring: Chartreuse-Red Edge
Summer: Green
Fall: Warm Gold
Sun Tolerance Ratings
Morning Sun
9 / 10
Afternoon Sun
6 / 10
☀️ Morning Sun Guidance:
Chartreuse-green spring foliage edged in bright red creates a fiery outline.
☀️ Afternoon Sun Guidance:
Upright small tree handles normal daylight exposure quite well.
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Growth Habit & Size
Upright
Upright tree with large leaves.
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 Peridot Flame
'Peridot Flame' is an upright Japanese maple whose original selection history remains undocumented in the reviewed nursery sources. Maillot-Érable explicitly credits Guy Maillot with its introduction into Europe, but this regional introduction does not identify the original selector, country of origin, or first worldwide commercial release. MrMaple credits Talon Buchholz for photographs, which is insufficient evidence to attribute the cultivar's discovery or breeding to him. No verified selection date, named parents, controlled cross, or original collection accession was located. Its documented horticultural identity is clearer: nursery descriptions report peach-toned spring growth that matures to olive or bronze-green, followed by yellow through orange-red autumn foliage. These characteristics support describing the plant without attaching an unsupported origin narrative.
Explore the sources behind this story
Maillot-Érable — European introduction credited to Guy Maillot; seasonal foliage descriptionMrMaple — peach spring growth, olive-green summer foliage and yellow to orange-red autumn color; Buchholz credit concerns photographsMaple Ridge Nursery — Peridot Flame cultivar descriptionUSPTO Patent Public Search — official portal accessed; cultivar-specific registry results could not be retrieved; patent status remains unverifiedUSPTO Trademark Search — official portal accessed; cultivar-associated registration could not be verified; trademark field left null
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