Acer palmatum 'Pung kil' Japanese Maple dec1 'Dixie Spirit' is a beautiful

'Dixie Spirit' is a beautiful selection of one of the most vigorous selections of a weeping red laceleaf

sometimes incorrectly labeled "Chairmen"

with fruit ripening between the end of September and the first week of October

This weeping laceleaf is perhaps the pinkest spring color of all the weeping acer palmatum types

Acer palmatum 'Pung kil' Japanese Maple dec1 'Dixie Spirit' is a beautifulAcer palmatum 'Pung Kil' Rare Pung kil Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 This Korean introduction of a Japanese maple has one of the darkest foliage of the wind swept Japanese maples. We love how these thin red strap leaves flow in the wind. In the early spring, 'Pung Kil' leafs out as a deep red, which holds fairly well throughout most of the summer. Fall colors are bright oranges to crimson reds. 'Pung kil' is a slow grower reaching about 6 7 ft in 10 years.