Add bold vertical beauty and vibrant year-round color to your landscape with this live Acer palmatum ‘Twombly’s Red Sentinel’, a rare columnar Japanese Maple prized for its slender upright form and rich red foliage. Originally discovered in Connecticut during the 1970s, this unique ornamental maple grows tall and narrow like a living garden sculpture, making it perfect for smaller spaces, walkways, entryways, patios, and elegant border plantings.

In spring, bright red leaves emerge with vivid color before deepening into rich maroon tones through summer. As autumn arrives, the foliage ignites into brilliant electric red, creating a striking seasonal display. With its compact width and upright habit, ‘Twombly’s Red Sentinel’ is ideal for urban gardens, collector landscapes, and narrow planting spaces where traditional spreading maples may not fit.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Acer palmatum ‘Twombly’s Red Sentinel’ tree
✔️ Height: approximately 35–45 inches tall
✔️ Originally grown in #3 container
✔️ Healthy, rooted ornamental maple
✔️ Rare columnar upright variety
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Twombly’s Red Sentinel Japanese Maple
• Botanical Name: Acer palmatum ‘Twombly’s Red Sentinel’
• Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental tree
• Growth Stage: Young grafted tree
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Moist, rich, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain even moisture during establishment
• Mature Height: Approximately 8–10 feet in 15 years
• Mature Width: Approximately 3 feet
• Growth Habit: Narrow upright columnar form
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Spring Color: Bright red
• Summer Color: Rich maroon
• Fall Color: Brilliant electric red
• Container Friendly: Yes, excellent for patios and decorative containers

Care Tip

Its naturally narrow shape makes this maple ideal for tight garden spaces and entryways. Mulching around the base helps retain moisture and support healthy root development.

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.