Woody > Acer > Acer palmatum > Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae
Acer palmatum
ssp. matsumurae
Matsumurae Japanese Maple
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| palmatum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Subspecies |
| matsumurae |
| Synonyms |
| Acer matsumurae |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -29 -2 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 - 35 |
| Height |
| 3 - 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Rounded crown. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are up to 11 cm wide with 5-9 narrow-ovate to broad-lanceolate lobes (usually 7), bright green above and paler underneath with pubescent vein axils. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are small and purple. |
| Fruit Description |
| Nutlets are strongly veined and convex, to 1 cm. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
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