Radiant bonsai maples Best suited for zones 5-9

Best suited for zones 5-9

This is a hardy dwarf variety

New growth is light green with some reddish-pink edging which turns a darker green in the summer

purple-red leaves emerge in the spring which are then overlaid with black-red veins

Growth to 12 ft

Radiant bonsai maples Best suited for zones 5-9adiant is a new Japanese maple introduction from Garden Designs Nursery in Georgia. Radiant has amazing variegation, with patches of pink and white along with touches of green thrown in. Bark is irregularly striped green and pink. With so much variegation in the leaf, it is best to plant Radiant in morning sun and afternoon shade in hot areas. Radiant will grow into an upright tree to about 10 Hardy to zone 6.