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Nursery Direct
Elegans Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum ‘Elegans’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 70L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m, 180L about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Elegans Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum 'Elegans'
Few small trees command attention across all four seasons the way Acer palmatum 'Elegans' does. Its deeply dissected, cascading foliage moves through soft spring green, rich summer tone, and vivid autumn fire, delivering year-round visual structure with genuine refinement.
Why Elegans Japanese Maple
Exceptional Seasonal Colour: Foliage transitions from soft green through gold to deep crimson, providing a sustained ornamental display across the calendar year.
Weeping, Architectural Form: The cascading habit and lacy leaf texture create natural sculptural presence without heavy pruning or intervention.
Considered Scale: Reaching 4 to 6m at maturity, it suits constrained sites where scale and proportion are critical to the design.
Shade Tolerance: Performs reliably in dappled light and sheltered aspects; partial shade also protects foliage integrity in warmer climates.
Frost Hardy: Well-suited to cool temperate climates and elevated sites where hardiness is a non-negotiable requirement.
Ideal Applications
Prestige Feature Specimen: Positioned as a standalone focal point in residential or commercial landscapes where seasonal drama is the brief.
Japanese and Contemplative Landscapes: A natural fit for Zen-influenced or formal Asian-style design schemes requiring authentic botanical character.
Courtyard and Terrace Planting: Thrives in large premium containers, making it effective in architecturally refined outdoor living spaces.
Understory Layering: Integrates seamlessly beneath canopy trees, contributing mid-level structure and colour to layered planting compositions.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4 to 6m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early spring
Soil & Drainage: Moist, well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acidic soil; avoid waterlogged or highly alkaline conditions
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly during the first two growing seasons to establish a strong root system, keeping the root zone consistently moist but not waterlogged. Apply a thick layer of organic mulch around the base to retain moisture, regulate soil temperature, and protect the shallow roots.
Plant Details
Height: 4 to 6m
Width: 3 to 5m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Japan, Korea, China
Flower Colour: Red-purple
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







