Mature size: 4 ft T x 8 ft W
suitable for a large container if so desired
Leaves are initially purple
Its namesake appears to be Count Giovanni Paradisi who lived in Modena
high-resolution spot in the garden
Acer palmatum 'Fairy Hair', Fairy Hair Japanese Maple evenly moist Mature size: 4 ft T'Fairy Hair', introduced by Talon Buchholz in Gaston, Oregon, has such fine, thread like leaves as to be mistaken for the hair of a fairy, should you so believe. (Fine + airy = fairy.) In spring, orange red filamentous leaves turn green in summer, then orange red again in fall, with red petioles and red branches. This would make an excellent container plant (it's slow growing), and an unusual bonsai candidate! It's delightful and enchanting, extremely