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Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple
Origin: Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| palmatum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-29) - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-20) - 15 |
| Height |
| 3-15 m |
| Spread |
| 3-8 m |
Photographs
Cultivars
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern and is listed a vulnerable in China. |
| Shape |
| Hemispherical. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, greenish-grey or light brown in colour with greyish-green glabrous branchlets. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Conical, purplish-red with 5 pairs of scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| Suborbicular, thin, 5-7 lanceolate lobes with a cordate to subtruncate base, 3-6x4-8 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are clustered of 10-20 forming a raceme, individual flowers have 5 reddish purple sepals and 5 pale yellow to pinkish-white petals. |
| Fruit Description |
| Winged samaras, elliptic-convex, veined nutlets, produced in September. |
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