 | Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree. Sometimes 'new' trends are actually 'old' trends in fresh clothes. Some plants are 'engineered'. Some are discovered. Some are rediscovered. Sometimes they are really old trends - like the 1,000-year-old Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree (Acer palmatum)! This is not a new plant...not by any stretch of the imagination! The first mention of them in Japanese literature is from the 7th century (as in a long, long time ago.). They were first brought into cultivation in Europe in 1820. (Also a long, long time... - Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree. |