These fruits are hard and bitter when raw but can be cooked to make jellies and preserves
Its reliable evergreen foliage and bright variegation make it a useful plant for structure
It features narrow green leaves with distinctive horizontal yellow stripes
it can be stored only for a short period of time
Japanese maple 'Shaina' | Acer palmatum - Bushy - Height 180-190cm - 55lt Lavandula Wildlife These fruits are hard andAcer palmatum 'Shaina' is a slow growing, dense, compact, upright, slightly columnar, deciduous shrub or small tree with globe shaped habit and beautiful, narrowly lobed, deeply divided leaves, bright red in spring, ruby red in summer, crimson red in autumn. Small, inconspicuous flowers bloom in spring and are followed by winged seed pods. Acer palmatum 'Shaina' prefers fertile, humus rich, loamy or sandy, slightly acidic, moist, well drained soils.