Acer palmatum ‘Sister Ghost’ Live Japanese Maple | Rare Ghost Maple Tree | Golden Fall Color Ornamental Acer

Add rare beauty and elegant color to your landscape with Acer palmatum ‘Sister Ghost’, a highly sought-after Japanese Maple prized for its soft layered foliage and brilliant golden fall display. This collectible ghost maple offers delicate seasonal color changes that bring depth and refinement to gardens, patios, and ornamental landscapes.

Throughout the growing season, its lightly colored foliage creates a luminous effect that stands out beautifully among darker plants. In autumn, the tree transforms into glowing shades of golden yellow with warm orange tones, creating a spectacular focal point in the landscape. Compact and graceful, ‘Sister Ghost’ is ideal for collectors, Japanese gardens, foundation plantings, and decorative containers. You will receive a healthy plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Acer palmatum ‘Sister Ghost’ tree
✔️ Height: approximately 18–24 inches tall
✔️ Grown in #1 nursery container
✔️ Healthy, rooted Japanese Maple
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information
Common Name: Sister Ghost Japanese Maple
Botanical Name: Acer palmatum ‘Sister Ghost’
Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental tree
Growth Stage: Young container-grown tree
Sun Requirements: Morning sun to partial shade
Soil: Moist, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
Mature Height: Approximately 8–10 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 8–10 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 5–9
Container Friendly: Yes when young

Care Tip: Provide afternoon shade in warmer climates to preserve delicate foliage color and reduce leaf scorch. Mulching helps maintain cool roots and consistent moisture throughout the growing season.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.