Acer palmatum 'Winter’s Columnar Red' Japanese Maple Contorted ‘Goshiki shidare’ tends to hold

‘Goshiki shidare’ tends to hold its pink red spring color longer than ‘Toyama nishiki’ when grown side by side

turning dark green with bronze highlights throughout the summer

The long strap leaves add extra texture and interest

This brighter color over the dark green older growth gives a “misty” appearance

Acer palmatum 'Winter’s Columnar Red' Japanese Maple Contorted ‘Goshiki shidare’ tends to holdAcer palmatum 'Winters Columnar Red' Narrow Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 'Winters Columnar Red is a tight and dense upright Japanese maple that has a nice narrow form at a young age. Often the upright habit on Winters Columnar Red is extremely columnar at a young age reaching 10 ft in height by 2 3 ft in width in 10 years. The dense habit continues as this tree ages, slowly getting more width without attaining a lot more height. Because of this habit,