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Of course, with its small size, it is perfect for planters and pots too. Since it tolerates shade, make it a feature in a woodland or shaded area – it will look splendid. Plant it among rocks on a slope, or in a rock garden. Plant it in a favored spot in the front of a bed, as an accent point and a source of daily pleasure.

The possibilities for this tree in your garden are almost unlimited. In time more and more branches form, until the plant is a broad bush. Young trees of the Little Gem Vine Maple are upright, with several stems growing from the base, on a short trunk. Being broader they do not shrivel and burn in hot weather, as some Japanese maples sadly do, so this tree can be kept beautiful all summer long much more easily than Japanese maples can be. The foliage is reminiscent of Japanese maples, but broader, without the very narrow lobes often seen on those trees.

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In fall the leaves turn beautiful shades or bright yellow, orange and red, with darker tones predominating when the tree is grown in full sun. The leaves are between ½ and 1½ inches across, with five pointed lobes and an almost circular overall shape. In spring the tiny leaves are flushed with burgundy, gradually turning into a bright mid-green. The stems are deep red, making a bright splash of color in the winter garden. The Little Gem Vine Maple is a small, shrubby, deciduous tree, with many slender stems, forming a broad plant, growing 2 to 3 feet tall and spreading over 3 feet wide, perhaps even reaching 6 feet across in time. When it comes to tiny trees, an absolute jewel is the Little Gem Vine Maple, which really lives up to its name, with its tiny leaves glowing green on the bushy stems and reaching hardly more than 3 feet in height. But small plants have an important place too, not just in small gardens, but in every garden. Gardens need bigger plants, it is true, to fill bigger areas, and give structure and form to your garden space. A real treasure and something rare but easy to grow that can be grown in any garden.

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It is normally pest free and it needs no trimming to maintain its beautiful rounded form and miniature leaves.

This tough little plant grows in most soils, with some drought tolerance, as well as growing in wetter, but not flooded, soils. It will color best in fall in full sun, but otherwise grow happily in more shaded conditions. Grow the Little Gem Vine Maple in light conditions from full sun to light full shade.

Rich gold, orange and red fall coloring.

Burgundy spring leaves turn mid-green for summer.

Tiny one-inch rounded leaves with 5 maple lobes.

Perfect miniature maple tree, dwarf in all its parts.

This rounded plant is ideal for specimens, in beds, rock gardens or Asian gardens, and it grows beautifully in pots and planters, making an instant bonsai tree with no special care needed at all.

Then in fall they explode into golds, oranges and reds. The tiny leaves begin burgundy in spring, turning to a beautiful mid-green for the summer.

It has tiny but perfectly formed miniature leaves resembling Japanese maple, but this tree is much easier to grow, and the foliage doesn’t dry and shrivel in summer. The Little Gem Vine Maple is a wonderful miniature maple tree, growing just 3 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide, in time.