Autumn Moon Full Moon Maple - Acer shirasawanum &

Autumn Moon Full Moon Maple

Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'

This selection is one of the most spectacular foliage plants for the shaded garden, its leaves emerge in a unique coppery-orange with yellow veins and a green undertone, a spring colour combination unlike any other maple, before delivers an outstanding orange-gold fall display.

  • Leaves emerge coppery-orange with yellow veins and a green base colour, a distinctive and unusual spring combination
  • Foliage ages to yellow through summer, then shifts to a rich mix of gold, orange, and red in fall
  • Notably spectacular in a dark corner of the garden where the warm foliage glows against shaded backgrounds
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist
Hardiness Zone
5 – 7
Mature Height (meters)
3.0 – 3.5
Mature Spread (meters)
2.5 – 3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Yellow
Fall Colour
Orange
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Reportedly somewhat hardier than Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum', it grows best in dappled afternoon shade. Any pruning should be done in the summer. Mulch well, but avoid heaping mulch against the stem.

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