Acer palmatum 'O jishi' Lion's Head Japanese Maple orange While some variegated maples seem

While some variegated maples seem to be slow or delicate 'Itame nibluki' is quite vigorous

This selection from Hefner's Nursery in Conover

After the first big push on new grafts

Summer color: Green

The defining characteristic of 'Mikawa yatsubusa' is the short inter nodal lengths and closely growing buds that create a stacked shingle like appearance of the leaves

Acer palmatum 'O jishi' Lion's Head Japanese Maple orange While some variegated maples seemAcer palmatum O jishi is one of the famous lions head maples. 'O jishi' is the male lion and 'Meijishi' is the female lion. Shishigashira means lions head, and while this term can be used to describe either cultivar it is generally used to describe 'Meijishi'. The leaves of 'Ojishi' are heavily crinkled but lighter in color and not quite as tightly crinkled as 'Meijishi'. 'O jishi' is also a much slower growing smaller tree. In full sun new growth has