Type: |
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Origins: |
East Asia |
Height: |
8’ - 10' |
Spread: |
6' - 8' |
Spacing: |
7' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
Season of Interest: |
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 Areas, Woodland Gardens, and Container
COMPANION PLANTS: Gibraltar Azalea, Coral Bells, Hosta
IMAGES: Yoko Nekonomania, Leaves, Acer japonicum Thunb - Flickr - nekonomania, CC BY 2.0, (2) Koichi Oda, Acer japonicum - Flickr - odako1 (1), CC BY-SA 2.0, (3) Crusier, Acer japonicum Rogów, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4)
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.