Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

The classic Japanese Maple, grown for centuries for its graceful, broadly rounded habit and the brilliant orange, purple, and red fall colour that makes it the unquestioned focal point of any autumn garden.

  • Broadly rounded, often low-branching form creates natural, elegant structure without training
  • Green summer leaves shift to a spectacular mix of orange, purple, and red in fall
  • Small reddish-purple spring blooms are followed by red samaras that add early-season interest
  • Lightly fragrant, an often-overlooked quality in a Japanese maple
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist
Hardiness Zone
5 – 8
Mature Height (meters)
6.0 – 7.0
Mature Spread (meters)
6.0 – 7.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Red
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinator Friendly
Fragrant
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Best planted in a well-drained soil with high organic matter. Japanese maples are grown as specimen trees or multi-stemmed plants. Any pruning should be done in summer. Mulch well, but avoid heaping mulch against the stem. Most cultivars need full sun or partial shade.

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