Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
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Deciduous Perennial Tree in the Sapindaceae Family | |
Japanese Maple is one of the finest exquisite small trees for texture, form, foliage, and fall color. Many cultivars are available that differ in foliage-color, cutleaf character, and growth habit. They are generally adaptable to shady conditions or sunny locations. They prefer rich, moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soils, but is moderately adaptable to more adverse conditions. Add depth and beauty to your garden with other acicd loving plants like hydrangeas, begonias, rhododenderns and gardnias that complement Japansese maples. The Japanese maple is a short tree in the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family, native to southeast Korea and central and south Japan, and noted for having many aesthetically pleasing forms. Weeping as well as upright varieties exist, and the species is well noted for its beautiful deep red and orange summer color that deepens into the fall.
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Plant Data | |
Mature Size | 10 - 25 feet tall. 10 - 25 feet wide. |
Sun Exposure | Partial Shade - Full Sun |
Moisture Tolerance | Medium |
Zones | 5a - 8b (Usually hardy to -20° F) |
Tags | Colorful Foliage, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Fall Color, Formal Garden, Full Sun, Good for Accents, Good for Asian Garden, Good for Rock Garden, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Insignificant Flowers, Interesting Bark/Stems, Low Maintenance, Medium, Medium, Normal Soil, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Rabbit Resistant, Small Tree, Specimen, Tolerant of Acidic Soil, Tolerant of Shallow Soil, Well-Drained Soil, Woodland Garden |
Bloom Period | April |
Flower Color | Reddish-Purple |
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Commonly Planted with...Hydrangeas, begonias, rhododendrons, or gardenias. |
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Photos of This with...Sugar Maple, Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple, Golden Butterfly Marguerite Daisy, Boxwood, Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Chrysanthemum, King Tut Papyrus, Foxglove, Burning Bush, Diamond Frost Spurge, Honey Locust, Lenten Rose, Hydrangea, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Illusion Emerald Lace Sweet Potato, Apple/Crabapple, Timeless Pink Geranium, Daredevil Claret Zonal Geranium, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Colorado Spruce, Rhododendron, Red Red Evergreen Azalea, Yew, English Yew, Arborvitae, Superbena Red Verbena, |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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