General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 30-40 feet
Plant Spread: 30-40 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Broad-ovate, glabrous, three-lobed leaves (to 5 inches long) with large central lobes and serrated edges emerge reddish in spring, but mature to dark green. Young shoots, leaf stalks and veins are reddish in color. Excellent orange to red fall color.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Common names
  • Japanese Striped Maple
  • Kyushu Maple
  • Red Snakebark Maple
  • Snakebark Maple
  • Japanese Striped-Bark Maple

Photo Gallery
Location: Brookside Gardens, Wheaton MD
Date: 2013-04-27
Japanese Striped Maple whole tree with new leaves and flowers eme
Location: Brookside Gardens, Wheaton MD
Date: 2013-04-27
Japanese Striped Maple closeup of exquisite colorful curled bud s
Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
Date: 2012-10-11
Note the bright pink leaf stems in this species.  Compared to oth
Location: Stillingfleet Lodge Garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-29
Location: Stillingfleet Lodge Garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-29
Location: Stillingfleet Lodge Garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-29
Location: Brookside Gardens, Wheaton MD
Date: 2013-04-27
Japanese Striped Maple trunks which have matured past the striped
Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
Date: 2012-10-11
This was quite a young specimen when I photographed it, but if yo
Location: Stillingfleet Lodge Garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-29

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 2, 2012 10:25 AM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and light yellow pollen from this plant.

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