Acer palmatum 'Coonara Pygmy' Dwarf Japanese Maple

ACER PALMATUM 'COONARA PYGMY' Rare Coonara Pygmy Dwarf Japanese Maple Zones 5-9 A classic and world famous restaurant in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is Coonara Springs Restaurant. The restaurant is located on a historic homestead of a well maintained 100 year old botanical garden with amazing views of the Yarra Valley.  Arnold Teese of Yasmina Rare Plant Nursery found a witches' broom-like mutation in a very old and large Acer palmatum ssp. palmatum seedling Japanese maple located in these gardens. ‘Coonara Pygmy’ as Arnold named this classic Japanese maple broom, leafs out in the early spring with pink tipping which matures to a rich green. Mature trees typically reach 4 ft by 5 ft in 10 years forming a very dense ball shape. I have found much larger specimens in the heat of the deep south. A great example is at Stephen F. Austin University Gardens in Nacogdoches, TX, where young dwarf Japanese maples grow exceptionally fast when given, shade, water, good drainage, and extremely h