Acer ‘Pacific Fire’

Two Shades of Red Each Year!

Pacific Fire is a slow-growing, upright Vine Maple with petite leaves so variously colored and marked that you’ll want to plant it in a conspicuous place to observe the almost weekly changes.

Spring brings new foliage of brilliant strawberry-pink, unfurling all over this well-branched, charming little tree. Just 2 to 3 inches long, the leaves offer slender green veins and an eye-catching overlay of silver. With the warm summer weather they turn entirely green — a rich, deep color that lasts until the first autumn chills arrive. Then they burnish a rich, smoky red!

Pacific Fire makes an awe-inspiring foundation planting as well as a bold solitary accent for the patio or bed. It thrives best in partial shade, but is quite tolerant of heat, humidity, and unseasonable cold. Zones 5-8.