Magnificent ruffled foliage on a densely branched, upright tree with a spreading canopy adds a thrilling element to the landscape. Deep purple-red spring foliage has prominent black veins. Iridescent summer foliage turns green while maintaining purple undertones.

Purple Ghost Japanese Maple is a stunning specimen with deep purple-red reticulated leaves with black veining in the spring. Summer leaves fade to green while keeping the purple undertones. Fall color is deep crimson. Leaves will be darker in more sun. It’s compact size makes it ideal for smaller gardens.

‘Purple Ghost’ is an upright, wide-spreading Japanese maple with a vigorous growth rate of 12″-18″ per year, becoming 10′ × 6′ in 10 years. Deeply divided red leaves emerge in the spring with dark purple-black veins and ruffled, purple edges. They are brighter in the sun but more of a lavender color in partial shade.

A Japanese maple with intense dark coloring, Purple Ghost Japanese Maple is a must-have for any Asian-style or contemporary garden. Just imagine this beauty reflected in a pool or pond, or gleaming in deep tones in a woodland garden. Intense color appears on lightly-ruffled foliage, with black veining visible on red-purple leaves.

Acer palmatum ‘Purple Ghost’ is an awesome reticulated Japanese maple with dark red color. Foliage appears bright red to deep purple in early spring depending on sunlight, in more shady locations the foliage appears more lavender.

An iridescent reddish purple in the spring moving to purple for summer and bright red for the fall always an eye-catching bright tree. The details on the leaves are worth noting, both the ruffled edge and the pronounced contrast of the black vein. Easy to grow, upright with a wide spreading habit this tree will not tolerate heavy soil or ...

Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost' Great newer variety that gives lots of two tone variegation all season long. Plant in sun or shade to get many different colors. Vigorous grower that is also wind resistant. A must have! Prefers organic rich well drained soils.

Great purple red spring and early summer color and holds some color through out the season . Has the same distorted leaf look as the amber ghost and the Aka shigitasu sawa and the Kasagi yama . This one and the Amber Ghost are truly special.