Acer palmatum 'Hitode' Starfish Japanese Maple Cold Hardiness Zone_Zone 3 often making this tree have

often making this tree have a unique shape that gets wider than tall

'Unraveled' is slow growing reaching 2 ft in height by 4 ft in width in 10 years

When this broom-like mutation was propagated it had a very unusual form

the spicy fragrance can be smelt from far away

Michael Dirr as a chance seedling at Mount Airy Arboretum in Cincinnati

Acer palmatum 'Hitode' Starfish Japanese Maple Cold Hardiness Zone_Zone 3 often making this tree haveAcer palmatum 'Hitode' Dwarf Starfish Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 'Hitode' is rare selection by Talon Buchholz that has leaves that cup downward like a starfish. According to Talon, he visited Vergeldt Nursery and said that one of their newest selections looked like a Starfish. It became 'Peve Starfish'. Not realizing the Vergeldt's would take his advice, Talon independently found 'Hitode', which is named "starfish" in Japanese. According to notes Talon