Japanese Maple Acer ‘Uki-gumo’ 20/40cm (3L)
Acer palmatum
£29.99
Japanese Maple Acer palmatum ‘Uki gumo’ is a stunning variegated variety that lives up to its poetic name – floating cloud. Its unique leaves emerge predominantly white with pink tips, maturing to green mottled with white and pink, creating an ethereal, cloud-like effect throughout the growing season.
- ✓ Beautiful variegated Japanese maple with white and pink-tipped spring growth
- ✓ Slow-growing, compact habit reaching 3-4m, perfect for containers and small gardens
- ✓ Stunning mottled foliage creates ethereal cloud-like effect throughout growing season
- ✓ Best in sheltered, partially shaded positions where delicate variegation can develop fully
- ✓ Quality UK grown Japanese Maples from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier
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Uki-gumo’ brings an almost dreamlike quality to the garden with its exceptional variegated foliage and elegant form.
This slow-growing, deciduous shrub or small tree develops a compact, upright habit with distinctive horizontal branching that creates winter interest. Growing to approximately 3-4 metres in height and spread, it maintains a bushy, well-balanced form perfect for featured positions.
The five-lobed, slightly twisted leaves create a fascinating display beginning in spring, when they emerge predominantly white with delicate pink tips and shading. As the season progresses, the foliage develops into a beautiful mosaic of green heavily mottled with white and pink edges. Individual leaves show varying degrees of variegation, with some appearing almost pure white or pink, while others display intricate patterns.
The autumn finale sees the leaves transform into vibrant yellow-orange and rich peach-red tones before falling, providing a dramatic seasonal conclusion.
‘Uki-gumo’ performs best in partial shade and sheltered positions, where its delicate foliage can develop full variegation without scorching. Its moderate size and stunning foliage make it perfect for containers or as a featured specimen in smaller gardens.
This variety combines the refined elegance of Japanese maples with extraordinary variegation that creates a unique floating cloud effect in the garden.
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metres
Time to ultimate height
10–20 years
Ultimate spread
2.5–4 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
Full Shade, Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Pot Size
2 litre
Foliage
Deciduous
Foliage Colour
Red
Hardiness
-20°C to -15°C (H6)
When MatureSafety
Child Safe, Pet Safe
Watering
Moderate
Preferred Soil Type
Any well drained soil
Preferred Soil pH
Acidic
Autumn Interest Trees
Spring Interest Trees
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) | £13.14 (Flat) | This item |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (APC/-1| | £11.94 (Flat) | This item |
| Large Items (Heavy or +1.4m) - Pallet Courier | £108.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items (Heavy or +1.4m) - Standard Courier (APC) | £29.94 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £96.00 (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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