Garnet Japanese Maple is a fast-growing deciduous shrub with an upright mounding habit and pendulous branching sporting deeply dissected palmate foliage that emerges bright orange-red and turns garnet in fall. Small, non-showy but attractive umbels of purple 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. Garnet's summer color can be more faded in southern summer heats.
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Origins: |
East Asia |
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Height: |
6’ - 9' |
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Spread: |
8' - 12' |
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Spacing: |
10' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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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 var. dissectum Garnet 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Andrey Zharkikh, 2017.10.19_16.35.08_DSC00704, (3) Liné1, Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Garnet' 01 by Line1, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer palmatum var. dissectum Garnet 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Mark Bolin, Acer palmatum var. d. 'Garnet'3, (6) Cob Lands, Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Garnet'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
