Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel' Columnar Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel'
Red Sentinel Columnar Japanese Maple
Zones 5-9
In the late 1970’s, Ken Twombly of Twombly’s Nursery in CT, found a compact growth shaped mutation on a red bloodgood-type of a Japanese maple at a church in eastern Connecticut. When this broom-like mutation was propagated it had a very unusual form. The name of ‘Twombly’s Red Sentinel’ which Ken chose describes this Japanese maple perfectly. These grafted trees remain tall and upright, yet fairly narrow, making it a great mid-sized flag-pole-like tree of color for small spaces.
‘Twombly’s Red Sentinel’ leafs out in the early spring as a bright red, maturing to a deeper maroon by summer. In autumn, the electric red fall color will grab your attention in the landscape. It will reach 8-10 ft in height by 3 ft wide in 15 years. Because of this shape, Ken recommends using this maple as a high class hedge.
1 gallon 'Twombly's Red Sentinel' are about 12-14 inches in height. Trees were potted up to 1 gallons in the spring and may not have completely filled out their pots.
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Limited Quantities Available !! As we have over a thousand cultivars of Japanese maples, we often do not have many of each cultivar. We recommend that you buy the Japanese maples you want immediately as we often sell out of certain selections.
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I've purchased a maple tree for Mr. Maple a few years ago and it's doing great. Just received my 2nd order for Twombly's Red Sentinel and it arrived packed very well and 1 gallon is about 32" tall with nice branching. Staying safe in our garage till spring planting time. Zone5b-6
I was impressed with the clear communication, speed and process to pick up my plants. They all look healthy and can't wait to see them in the Spring.
Beautiful trees (2) both heavily branched about 5 ft tall. Deep plum colored stems. Arrived packaged well.
I purchased this tree in December. I initially was worried about the weather, but Mr. Maple ships trees so quickly and packs them so well that it the arrived within the week. It’s dormant now, but is obviously healthy and is a great size.
