unbranched stems have an umbrella-like canopy of large
black ornamental berries in autumn and winter
orange or red berries that create a spectacular display from late summer to winter
Clusters of elegant white star-shaped flowers appear in April
but doesn’t’ like very exposed sites
Acer palmatum 'Scolopendriifolium Atropurpureum' | Bamboo-Leaf Japanese Maple - 100-150cm, 5lt Ligustrum unbranched stems have an umbrella-likeAcer palmatum 'Scolopendriifolium Atropurpureum' is a small, slow growing deciduous shrub or small tree with upright, spreading, slightly cascading habit and long bamboo like foliage. Thin, palmate, deeply divided, ferny, lobed leaves, on dark purple stems, are light green in spring, darker green in summer, and yellow in autumn. Corymbs of red flowers emerge in mid spring, before the leaves. It grows best in moist, but well drained soil of any type,