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[PRIMROSES] Japanese Maples

Hello everyone,

I'd like to try Japanese Maples here in zone 4a.  I've heard (and saw, at one
garden) where it is possible, given enough protection.  I ran across an old,
sketchy note of mine that said: Golden Full Moon Maple, hardy to -40 deg.  The
species name on my note was misspelled but with the help of a Master Gardener
friend of mine, we think it is Acer shirasawanum.  Her resources say that A
shirasawanum LOOKS LIKE Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum?) and there is a golden
form of it and it's often confused with A. japonicum, the real Full Moon
Maple.

My friend also found notes from a seminar that says 'Burgandy Lace' and
'Dissectum' are 2 cultivars of Japanese Maple that will grow up here.  She
also read in one of Michael Dirr's books that 'Bloodgood' and 'Moon Fire' are
2 of the best but I don't know if it's because of their hardiness or some
other reason.

Can anyone tell me about these and/or know where I can buy them? Or tell me
about others might survive here without having to completely cover them in
winter?

Thanks,
Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
zone 4a; good snow cover about 4 out of 5 years; no snow on ground yet this
year

p.s. The cover of Fine Gardening, Mar/Apr 1996, has a gorgeous picture of Acer
palmatum 'Dissectum Atropurpureum' with Hosta 'Frances Williams'. (This was my
first exposure to them.)
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