ACER PALMATUM 'MURE HIBARI'

FLOCK OF SKYLARKS 'MURE HIBARI' JAPANESE MAPLE

ZONES 5-9

'Mure hibari' is an old cultivar of Japanese maple listing in Japanese literature as early as 1882. The leaves are deeply cut for an upright tree with a strong growth habit. 'Mure hibari' leafs out in the spring with a red to bronze edging on the deeply cut green leaves. During the summer the leaves are green, turning to a bright red in the fall. 'Mure hibari' may reach 15 ft in 10 years.

'Mure hibari' is a fairly heat tolerant selection handling full sun easily in Zone 8. 'Mure hibari' is sometimes spelled 'Mure hibare'. Our 'Mure hibari' was grafted off a tree that was imported in from Kobayashi Momiji En in Japan in December of 1976. 'Mure hibari' translates as "flock of skylarks".

Limited Quantities Available !! As we have over a thousand cultivars of Japanese maples, we often do not have many of each cultivar. We recommend that you buy Japanese maples you want immediately as we often sell out of certain selections.