Acer palmatum 'O jishi' Lion's Head Japanese Maple orange another popular reticulated cultivar

another popular reticulated cultivar

Another unique characteristic of ‘Oridino nishiki’ is that the bark often has long stripes of reds and oranges

Summer color: Green

Foliage emerges light green on this small spreading tree before becoming an attractive medium to dark green color for summer

Acer palmatum 'O jishi' Lion's Head Japanese Maple orange another popular reticulated cultivarAcer palmatum O jishi is one of the famous lions head maples. 'O jishi' is the male lion and 'Meijishi' is the female lion. Shishigashira means lions head, and while this term can be used to describe either cultivar it is generally used to describe 'Meijishi'. The leaves of 'Ojishi' are heavily crinkled but lighter in color and not quite as tightly crinkled as 'Meijishi'. 'O jishi' is also a much slower growing smaller tree. In full sun new growth has