First Ghost (Acer palmatum 'First Ghost')

Like the rest of the ghost series, this plant is best in spring. The reticulated leaves are almost white.

Fireglow (Acer palmatum 'Fireglow' )

Fireglow is one of the hot (no pun intended) Japanese Maples; it is a red leafed cultivar and is thus compared to the standard ‘Bloodgood’; it is smaller than Bloodgood and so suitable for the smaller garden; it comes out bright scarlet and calms down to dark red in the summer; it has a regular branching habit and will be no more than 12′ at maturity. zone 6. This photo was provided my Michael Healy.

Fireball (Acer palmatum 'Fireball' )

Fireball is a wonderful bright red dwarf with deeply incised 5 lobed leaves. A new favorite of mine.

Fascination (Acer palmatum 'Fascination')

Fascination is similar to Omurayama with its upright but droopy habit. The leaves are mostly green until fall when the tree turns orange/red.

Fairy Hair (Acer palmatum 'Fairy Hair' )

This is sort of a novelty plant. You have to be wearing your glasses to jus see it. and you have to be young to think that you will be able to show it off in your lifetime. But that being said. I love it.

Ever Autumn (Acer palmatum 'Ever Autumn')

The large leaves on this small spreading tree have an orange wash all summer.

Enkan (Acer palmatum 'Enkan')

A small bushy red strap-leaf.

English Town (Acer palmatum 'Englishtown' )

English Town is a vigorous upright tight red dwarf; maybe 6′ in 10 years

Emperor 1 (Acer palmatum 'Emperor 1' )

This is one of those ‘Next Big Things’. Emperor 1 is supposed to have good red leaves that stay red in the summer and have a certain translucent quality so that you can see the sun shining through the leaves. It is a nice tree, but I am not sure that I could tell it from a ‘Bloodgood’ if I were really pressed. It does grow reasonably fast to 18′ and then will leisurely get taller, maybe 25′ or so. zone 5