{"product_id":"acer-palmatum-twombley-s-sentinal-japanese-maple","title":"Acer palmatum Twombley s Sentinal (Japanese Maple)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwombley s Sentinal is a distinctive Acer palmatum cultivar prized for its narrowly upright columnar habit with deep purple-red foliage, a rare narrow form ideal for tight garden spaces. It carries the refined four-season presence Japanese maples are loved for, with delicate spring leaf-out, a graceful summer canopy, and signature autumn fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcer palmatum is a long-lived small tree from the woodlands of Japan, Korea, and China, bred over centuries into hundreds of cultivars. Tiny purple-red flowers appear in mid-spring before or with the leaves, followed by paired samaras that spin to the ground in fall and feed songbirds and small mammals. Mature specimens often live fifty to a hundred years and become the heart of the gardens they anchor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Pacific Northwest, give this columnar maple humus-rich, well-drained, slightly acidic soil and part shade to gentle full sun. Narrow upright cultivars are uniquely useful in tight side-yards, courtyards, and as paired vertical accents flanking a path. Sterilize pruning tools to avoid spreading Verticillium wilt, and watch for tip dieback (Pseudomonas) in cool wet springs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like a Pacific Northwest native maple with the same understory grace, consider Acer circinatum (Vine Maple), Oregon's classic woodland-edge maple with brilliant fall color and deep ecological value. Acer macrophyllum (Bigleaf Maple) is the keystone PNW broadleaf maple for larger sites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"5-gallon \/ Monrovia","offer_id":44009540616280,"sku":"16206920","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/acer-palmatum-twombley-s-sentinal-japanese-maple","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}