This is a new cultivar for me this year. It was purchased as a seven gal. plant from Topiary Gardens and has shown interesting colors this spring and summer. The leaf hangs in a very relaxed manner and the red color that was mixed with green in the spring has remained into the summer season. I have been told that this has good orange fall color and will wait to see in a few months. Is anyone familiar with this cultivar? The reason that I selected the tree was because my new grandson was named Emmett so it seamed like I should add one to the garden. The first two pictures are from spring 2008 and the next three from 7 July 2008.
Never heard of it. It has great colors. From the name one could safely assume it was selected by someone in an English speaking country ;o)), the U.S. perhaps? Ed, maybe you can ask the question to Topiary Gardens. Gomero
No regrets at all. I'm a sucker for shirasawanums and japonicums any ways. I'm thinking its almost time to find it a place in the ground.
Update: What a beautiful cultivar this is. I have mine in morning sun/afternoon shade and I'm pleased with it. I'm also pleased with its growth rate.
This is a very desirable maple, but I've found that to really show the orange pumpkin color it needs to be in a fairly shady location. In sun it is more red. The spelling in the thread title is correct. Yours looks fabulous Derek. Took me a bit but I found the story of the name, as related in a personal communication by Mr. Maple Matt Nichols. I don't think this is widely known so I'll publish it here: "It was named in Oregon for a boy named Emmett. The family that found the original seedling charged Nursery's $1 royalty for the tree originally and supposedly put it all toward the young Emmett's college. I met his aunt once at a garden show and she told me the story." Maybe they should have named it Emmett's Piggybank! :)
Autumn color when grown in shade, from 2015, before the tree was planted out. You can really see how it got the "pumpkin" part of the name!
Absolutely stunning! I planted mine this fall! can't wait to see how it evolves in the ground. the colors of spring are also beautiful