Title: Sango Kaku Or Coral Bark Japanese Maple
Date: 2022-10-26
Category: Plant Of The Week 
Tags: Tree, Ornamental, Small, Shade, Winter, Fall
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Sango Kaku Japanese Maple is best known for its bright red stems, and its small size.
The Sango Kaku Maple is an absolute showpiece in a small, partly shaded yard.
The small leaves emerge pinkish yellow in the spring, mature to a lime green,
then produce yellow orange fall color.
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All winter red bark makes a strong statement in the garden and is a nice contrast to the leaves year-round.
Sango Kaku is slow growing, and tops out around 20‘ high, and 15-20’ wide, but smaller when kept in a pot.
Like all Japanese Maples it prefers shade in the hot afternoon sun.
Japanese maples like our cool, wet mild climate.
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Sango Kaku look fantastic with a low growing grass or ground cover like Japanese forest grass,
Sarcococca, or colorful Heuchera.
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The Sango Kaku are 15% off this week for $109.65 for a #5-super premium, or $211.65 for a #20 pot.
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