The Scottish Mail on Sunday

FIVE EYE-CATCHING MAPLES

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1 ACER PALMATUM ‘ORANGE DREAM’

An elegant tree with bright orange new growth that matures to green, turning yellow and orange, above, as the weather cools.

2 ACER JAPONICUM ‘VITIFOLIUM’

Making its debut in the late 19th Century, its deeply lobed leaves take on gold, crimson and scarlet tints before falling.

3 ACER PALMATUM ‘GOING GREEN’

Introduced in 2013, it has vibrant green leaves that turn orange and red before dropping to reveal lime-green stems.

4 ACER PALMATUM ‘OSAKAZUKI’

The large, seven-lobed leaves of this small tree transform from bright green to brilliant pillarbox red in autumn.

5 ACER SHIRASAWAN­UM ‘MOONRISE’

Its palm-shaped leaves emerge bright-red and mature to yellow-green before turning orange and red in the autumn.

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