General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 12 feet
Plant Spread: 5 feet. More columnar when young; broader when mature
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Deeply lobed palmate leaves that emerge as pink in the spring and mature to green.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Japanese Maple
  • Maple

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Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2022
Full sun.
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-04-21

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

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