Baby Dragon ™ Shantung Maple

A dwarf shantung with 1 inch leaves; displays spreading to weeping habit; thrives in Texas sun; produces orange to red new growth continuously over mature light green leaves in spring and summer; superb red, orange, gold, and yellow fall colors (sometimes green leaves are still mixed in during fall colors); attracts hummingbirds. Grows to 10 feet tall by 10 feet wide. A Metro Maples discovery introduced October 2012. Federally registered and patent pending (Patent #26,612).

Leaves are pink when new, but quickly turn green. New leaves will continue to appear at the tips of the branches throughout the growing season.

Fall color is a bright yellow. This ‘Baby Dragon’ bonsai was created by Metro Maples founder, Keith Johansson.

Fall color is a bright yellow. This ‘Baby Dragon’ bonsai was created by Metro Maples founder, Keith Johansson.

This ‘Baby Dragon’ was grafted in 2010 and has been pruned and ecouraged to grow tall — it’s now about 12’ tall. Without help, they’ll peak at 8-10’ tall.

This ‘Baby Dragon’ was grafted in 2010 and has been pruned and ecouraged to grow tall — it’s now about 12’ tall. Without help, they’ll peak at 8-10’ tall.