General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 5 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Leaves emerge dark purple in spring, mature to bronze green in summer and turn shades of orange, red and yellow in fall.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Time: Spring

Common names
  • Japanese Maple
  • Maple
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Acer palmatum
  • Synonym: Acer palmatum var. dissectum

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