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Pink Ballerina Japanese Maple - 3 Gallon Pot

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Pink Ballerina Japanese Maple – 3 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $229.97.Current price is: $97.99.

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Pink Ballerina Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Pink Ballerina’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Height at Maturity: 3-4′ in 10 years; 6-8′ over time

Width at Maturity: 3-4′ in 10 years; 6-8′ over time

Growth Habit / Form: Weeping, Cascading, Mounding

Growth Rate: Slow

Foliage Color in Spring: Pink with Red and Green

Foliage Color in Summer: Green and White with Red and Pink new growth

Foliage Color in Fall: Orange, Red

Light Needs: Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered or Dappled Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay soil for good drainage), Loam, Sandy (amend quick draining soil for moisture retention), Silty

Drainage: Moist but Well-Drained – Well drained soil is a must!

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 is ideal

Maintenance: Low

Resistances: Deer – more info, Heat Tolerant, Insect Resistant, Sun Tolerant

Description

Adored for its arching weeping branches clothed in pink spring foliage, ‘Pink Ballerina’ is a dwarf Japanese Maple with beautiful lacy leaves emerging a variegation of pink, red and green in spring turning burgundy-green and white in summer with pink and red new leaves. Fall color is shades of orange and red. We recommend growing this rare beauty in shade to part sun with no direct sunlight during the hot afternoon hours.

Pink Ballerina was discovered at Junkers Nursery in England as a sport of Acer dissectum ‘Nigrum Select’ but we think it looks a lot like ‘Hana Matoi’. The base color of Pink Ballerina is a deeper rich reddish to purple like that of Hana Matoi, with pink variegation. A good amount of sunlight in the morning and/or late afternoon through evening hours provides better color, however, avoid midday sun to protect the variegated portions.

Landscape & Garden Uses

To showcase its magnificence and beauty, Pink Ballerina Japanese maple is a dwarf ideal for use as a specimen in smaller garden spaces and containers to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, you can plant them in groupings of three or plant one on both sides of an entryway.

Container culture can extend the useful range of Japanese Maples. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai. Click on the link below under Helpful Articles for Japanese Maple container planting instructions.

Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape…that is, if you don’t overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when choosing companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, make sure to select low-growing groundcover plants, such as Dwarf Mondo Grass or Golden Creeping Jenny, that won’t interfere at all with your tree.

Growing Preferences

Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees. They are very easy to grow.

In their natural habitat, Japanese Maples are understory trees, growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. Ideally, the Pink Ballerina Japanese Maple prefers to be grown in similar conditions. That said, if you are needing a maple that will tolerate more sun there are many sun-tolerant Japanese Maple varieties.

Most any average garden soil will grow Japanese Maples. They prefer a moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants and trees, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. So make sure to plant your Japanese Maple in a well-drained site.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Japanese Maple trees.

How To Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In The Ground

How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot

How To Fertilize And Water A Japanese Maple Tree

How To Prune A Japanese Maple

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I have maintained a roof top container garden since 1995 here in NYC, buying trees, shrubs and plants on line all over the country. When it comes to the important show stoppers, I shop Wilson Brothers, because they provide mature, show stoppers when it comes to trees. Their fine product and good service are consistent. If you are a collector of Japanese Maples or contemplating what “first” maple to purchase, cherish as I do “Pink Ballerina’. I have over 200 trees in my garden; everyone has a favorite. Now, mine is Pink Ballerina Japanese Maple because its splatter of pink, fuchsia and burgundy has no comparison. It takes the sun and does not wilt or burn. It is not just another “green” green tree waiting for fall color. It is “the color” all season long. Plus, the elegant Bonsai-type shape of the tree puts this Japanese Maple in a class of its own. While we all like a bargain, collector or not, when it comes to the beauty and health of a tree, I go to Wilson Bros because they will ship to my door the most beautiful tree in the market, perfectly wrapped and quickly shipped. Go Wilson and buy Pink Ballerina. You will be very glad that you did. I guarantee it. Ward Lape, experienced gardener since 1964.—————————————Awesome! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

After doing some research, I decided upon these for my terrace downtown. They arrived in very good shape. At least two feet tall and very wide as well. I mixed up the suggested soil contents and planted them right away and here are the results! A unique and beautiful choice for a city terrace!—————————————–Thanks for the photos! They are beautiful! Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG