Japanese Maple Acer ‘Skeeters Broom’ 60/80cm (3L)
Acer palmatum
£28.99
Japanese Maple Acer palmatum ‘Skeeters Broom’ is a compact, upright variety that originated as a witch’s broom mutation. Known for its dense, columnar growth habit and vibrant red foliage, this tree maintains excellent colour throughout the growing season while staying naturally compact and manageable.
- ✓ Compact, columnar Japanese maple with dense growth habit, perfect for small gardens and containers
- ✓ Maintains excellent red foliage colour from spring through autumn
- ✓ Natural witch's broom mutation offering refined characteristics in a manageable size
- ✓ Ideal for creating vertical accents in narrow spaces or adding architectural interest to gardens
- ✓ Quality UK grown Japanese Maples from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier
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‘Skeeters Broom’, discovered as a naturally occurring witch’s broom mutation, brings the dramatic impact of red Japanese maples to a more contained, architectural form.
The tree’s distinctive upright, columnar growth habit makes it particularly valuable for smaller gardens or narrow spaces where vertical accent is desired. Its naturally dense branching creates an attractive, compact form that requires minimal pruning to maintain shape.
The foliage emerges in spring in bright red tones, maintaining strong colour through the summer months when many other red varieties fade to bronze-green. The autumn display is particularly impressive as the leaves intensify to deeper red shades.
As a witch’s broom selection, this variety naturally maintains a compact size while displaying the refined characteristics of larger Japanese maples. This makes it perfect for modern gardens where space might be limited but impact is desired.
The dense growth pattern creates excellent textural interest throughout the seasons, while the consistent red colouration provides reliable colour impact from spring through autumn.
‘Skeeters Broom’ is particularly valuable for container growing or creating vertical accents in smaller gardens, combining architectural form with stunning foliage colour in a manageable size.
1.5–2.5 metres
10–20 years
1.5–2.5 metres
Please note: Decorative pots shown are for display purposes only. Your tree will be supplied in a standard plastic nursery pot shown in the other pictures.
Season of Interest
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Sunlight
Partial Shade
Pot Size
3 litre
Foliage
Deciduous
Foliage Colour
Red
Hardiness
-10°C to -5°C (H4)
When MatureWatering
Moderate
Preferred Soil Type
Any well drained soil
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
| Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £1.32 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £10.74 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £5.99 (Flat) | |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £11.94 (Flat) | This item |
| Large Items - Pallet Courier | £114.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £25.14 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £114.00 (Flat) |
We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.
We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.
We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.
Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010
You can view our Plant Healthy report here.
We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.
Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.
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