Acer oliverianum ‘Hot Sauce’ Japanese Maple

Acer oliverianum ssp. oliverianum X 'Hot Sauce' Zones 6-9  Heatseekers Series™ AREA 51 COLLECTION™ PLANTS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD 'Hot Sauce' was found and selected from a batch of Acer oliverianum by our good friend and mentor, Masayoshi Yano, at World Maple Park in Uda, Japan. ’Hot Sauce’ is quite attractive for an Acer oliverianum, giving the red color of a ‘Bloodgood’ Japanese maple, but the heat tolerance of Acer oliverianum. The spring color of ‘Hot Sauce’ is a bright red, turning to deep red. To hold the best color and get the best vigor out of ‘Hot Sauce’ give it plenty of sunlight. During the latest part of summer, ‘Hot Sauce’ may turn greener. Fall color is bright oranges to red. ‘Hot Sauce’ makes a nice upright tree reaching 10-12 ft in height in 10 years.  ‘Hot Sauce’ was given as a gift by Masayoshi Yano to Matt and Tim under the working code-name “Nakahara beni A’ . We received permission by Mr. Yano to call this tree ‘Hot Sauce’ and have added this tree to our Hea