Coral bark Japanese Maples are probably the third most popular genre of Japanese Maple behind the traditional red broad leaf and lace leaf varieties. When people mention the term coral bark, most of the time they are referring to the variety, ‘Sango kaku’. This is by far the most popular variety of coral bark Japanese Maple, however there are dozens of others that are all worth having. Coral bark is also often used to refer to any Japanese Maple that has colored bark, while the bark color can actually vary quite a bit from red to orange to yellow and even green. In this article I want to discuss the many varieties of coral bark Japanese Maples, the special care that these trees need, and some personal opinions about the category.

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