Olsen’s Frosted Strawberry

Acer palmatum Olsen’s Frosted Strawberry is a great Acer palmatum cultivar discovered as a seedling from a Aka shigitatsu sawa plant by Harry Olsen. This exciting cultivar is sure to attract attention in your landscape. Leaves emerge with strawberry cream colors and then change into a lovely variegate. Fall colors are a wonderful yellow – orange to red. Growth habit is semi slow growing and weeping in habit. Will grow to about 6 ft in 10 years. The leaves are more narrow lobed than Aka shigitatsu sawa. Sun / part shade in extreme hot climates.