Villa Taranto Japanese Maple

Villa Taranto Japanese Maple is a dwarf tree that is a reddish-green version of Koto No Ito Japanese Maple. It grows well in full sun but prefers partial shade. It grows well in full sun to partial shade and has an upright vase shape, which is common for many Japanese Maples.

Villa Taranto is in the linearilobum group of maples which means it has string-like leaves. When a leaf first emerges as new growth it is wider compared to older leaves on the tree. Each subsequent year a leaf emerging from the same leaf node gets skinnier and skinnier so older leaves growing lower on the branches become really skinny until they are like thin strings.