Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape

Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'

Lion Head Japanese Maple

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Lion Head Japanese Maple is a small deciduous tree with an upright habit and tufts of crinkled green palmate foliage that turns gold and crimson 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 needs afternoon shade in southern areas. 

Type: 

Tree

Origins:

East Asia

Height: 

10’ - 15'

Spread: 

8' - 12'

Spacing: 

10'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part 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 Areas, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Screen, and Street Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: Azalea, Black Mondo Grass, Rhododendron

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Acer palmatum Shishigashira 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer palmatum Shishigashira 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0 , (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer palmatum Shishigashira 7zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer palmatum Shishigashira 11zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer palmatum Shishigashira 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' ~ Lion Head Japanese Maple-ServeScape

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