Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream' ~ Peaches and Cream Japanese Maple Size:20 GALLON The large flowerhead on top

The large flowerhead on top opens to hundreds of tiny

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Homefire Holly is a versatile shrub that can be used in various ways

These dense fragrant panicles have soft apple blossom-pink flowers that deepen with age and bloom late in the season

Mulch to keep roots cool

Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream' ~ Peaches and Cream Japanese Maple Size:20 GALLON The large flowerhead on topPeaches and Cream Japanese Maple is a dwarf deciduous tree with an upright shrubby habit and colorful palmate foliage. The new growth is flushed with rose pink with creamy white and dark green veins emerging under the pink as it mature, turning to shades of green in summer, before shifting through yellow and orange in fall. Small, non showy but attractive umbels of red flowers bloom in spring followed by samaras. Grows best in rich, moist, slightly