2026 Garden Progress

Twombly's Red Sentinel

Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel'
A narrow red column with a spring glow, made even better by the gold-dusted green behind it.
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Spring color emerging
April 12, 2026

Spring color emerging

The sentinel form showing its tight vertical habit with spring color just starting.

Close-up spring glow
Spring

Close-up spring glow

The translucent red catching light differently than Shaina's deeper maroon — these two complement each other.

Filling out
April 27, 2026

Filling out

The columnar form becoming more defined as foliage fills in.