The different leaf shapes sit well with the contrasting colours of (pink) Shin de Shojo (lime green) Seiryu and (purple/black) Bloodgood It is not only in autumn that you get beautiful colours from these marvellous trees
Yes Alex ... Seiryu is an upright lace leaf ... a most beautiful Japanese maple and one of my favourites
mass plantings are wonderful because the intensity of hues is enhanced by the contrasts. the palette of colors we are treated to by our maples eclipses the stuff of dreams. we are blessed by these trees. I love the translucency of many of the variegates like looking up thru the leaves of Eskimo Sunset when the purple undersides smoke the whites, pinks & pastels of the leaf upper surface. I love the vibrancy of deep reds like Moonfire & Fireglow against the turquoise blue of a bright sky.