Photographs
- Plant(s)
- Acer palmatum Dissectum Atropurpureum Group (Sapindaceae)
red lace-leaf Japanese maple - People
- Newell Hancock
- Key Words
- Newell Hancock (green hat); students moving cut leaf Japanese maple huge root-ball from flatbed truck; gift of Carl and Nancy Ward to arboretum; placed in future white garden, became the symbol of the arboretum
- Other Notes
- JC said in spring 1981 newsletter: GET TO KNOW A NEW PLANT FROM THE ARBORETUM Acer palmatum (Japanese maple) The red-leafed Japanese maple was chosen as a symbol of the NCSU Arboretum (now the JC Raulston Arboretum) because it represents an improved cultivar of an exotic plant well adapted to north Carolina - the main goal of the Arboretum in type of plants we want to display. Japanese maples are long-lived small trees with few problems once established in the home landscape - rarely growing over 20' tall and thus staying in scale for a residential lot. The species has palm-shaped green leaves but many variations in leaf color and shape have been found among the many millions of seedlings that have been grown by nurserymen. The best or most unusual of these have been named and are propagated by cuttings or grafting to maintain the special characteristics desired. A recent very beautiful (and expensive $40) book, Japanese Maples by J. D. Vertrees - has color photos of dozens of the named varieties and is by far the best guide to this group of plants.
- Location
- North Carolina State University Arboretum
- City, State, Country
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Date Taken
- March 1980
- Photographer
- J. C. Raulston
- Collection
- J. C. Raulston's Slide Collection
- Image Name
- 054-0019.JPG
- Image ID
- 62324