Acer palmatum 'Koto Ito Komachi'

Acer palmatum 'Koto Ito Komachi' is a stunning, ultra narrow leave Japanese maple with leaves that are almost string-like.  My dear friend J. D. Vertrees found this many years ago and on my first visit to his garden in Oregon in the ealy 1980, I asked J. D. to show me the plant.  He laughed and said "you are almost standing on it"  I looked down at the mulched area and saw nothing.  I was puzzled but J. D. bent down and pointed to the nearly invisible leaves - so small that I truly could not see them until he pointed them out!  Unfortunately many people think this is the same this as the fantastic 'Koto No Ito' - it is NOT!  Koto Ito Komachi has much narrower foliage and is much rarer and sadly often sold as the wrong plant.  Fall color is yellow and orange.  Only 1 available this year.

Thanks to Ed Shinn for use of his photo.

• HARDINESS: zones 5-9
• EXPOSURE:  part shade to sun
• SIZE:  6'+ slowly
• SHIPPING SIZE: 1/2 gallon container.  9" plant.