Bamboo

Japanese Maple

About Bamboo and Japanese Maple

Bamboo

Japanese Maple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Shrub

Origin

China, Japan

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Acer palmatum

Number of Varieties

1500700

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-2

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm150.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Red, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Red, Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bonsai, Borders

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Sap

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used as preservative

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Bānsa

Japanese Maple

In German

Bambus

japanischer Ahorn

In French

Bambou

érable du Japon

In Spanish

Bambú

arce japonés

In Greek

μπαμπού

Japanese Maple

In Portuguese

bambu

bordo japonês

In Polish

Bambus

Klon japoński

In Latin

Bamboo

Acer palmatum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Sapindales

Family

Poaceae

Aceraceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Number of Species

1400128

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Japanese Maple

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Japanese Maple? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Japanese Maple. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Japanese Maple doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Japanese Maple has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bamboo and Japanese Maple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Japanese Maple

Season and care of Bamboo and Japanese Maple is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Japanese Maple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is and Japanese Maple season is . The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Japanese Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Japanese Maple is Acidic, Neutral.

Bamboo and Japanese Maple Physical Information

Bamboo and Japanese Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Japanese Maple are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Bamboo and Japanese Maple

Care of Bamboo and Japanese Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.