Acer palmatum 'Moonfire' ~ Moonfire Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Moonfire' ~ Moonfire Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Moonfire' ~ Moonfire Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Moonfire' ~ Moonfire Japanese Maple-ServeScape

Acer palmatum 'Moonfire'

Moonfire Japanese Maple

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Moonfire Japanese Maple is a deciduous tree with an upright rounded crown and palmate leaves that a emerge deep burgundy that either holds in well summer when in more shade or shifts to burgundy red before bronzing, and turns bright fire engine red in fall. Small, non-showy but attractive umbels of red flowers bloom in spring followed by samaras. Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Prefers full sun in cooler climates, but prefers afternoon shade in southern areas.  Moonfire can tolerate full sun in the south.

Type: 

Tree

Origins:

East Asia

Height: 

18’ - 22'

Spread: 

16' - 18'

Spacing: 

18'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Red

Season of Interest: 

Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Water regularly.  Mulch in southern climates to keep roots cool.  Keep pruning to a minimum and prune in fall or winter.  Potential issues include stem canker, leaf spots, fusarium, wilt, botrytis, anthracnose, and root rots.  Potential insect pests include aphids, scale, borers, root weevils, and mites.  Chlorosis may occur in high pH soils

LANDSCAPE USES: Group Plantings or Specimen Tree, Naturalized AreasWoodland GardensPrivacy Screen, and Street Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: Azalea, Black Mondo Grass, Rhododendron

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Acer japonicum Moonfire 1zzCC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer japonicum Moonfire 0zzCC BY-SA 4.0, (3) , Acer Palmatum 'Moonfire' (4) , Acer palmatum 'Moonfire' 12

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