Acer palmatum 'Cricket' Narrow Growing Japanese Maple Black gum but it is a beautiful

but it is a beautiful tree

By late spring

Like the coral bark selections

The blooms typically appear in late January to early February

'Wild Winter' can be temperamental and difficult to grow

Acer palmatum 'Cricket' Narrow Growing Japanese Maple Black gum but it is a beautifulAcer palmatum 'Cricket' Red Narrow Growing Cricket Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 'Cricket' is narrow growing Japanese maple that was found as a mutation off of the cultivar 'Fireglow' by our good friend, Elizabeth Mundy. This narrow growing Japanese maple has the color everyone loves of 'Fireglow'. In the spring, 'Cricket' is a bright red, developing to a maroon with a glowing effect in the sun. Fall color is a fiery red. We expect 'Cricket' to reach 8 10