Japanese Maple

Sugar Maple

About Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple

Japanese Maple

Sugar Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

Forest edges, Open areas, Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-74-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-2

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red

Chartreuse

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Brown

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

Yellow, Red, Orange, Gold, Pink, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cough, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Expectorant, Sore Eyes

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Sap

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as preservative

Edible syrup, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

ACER saccharum

7.2 Common Name

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

Sugar Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Maple

चीनी मेपल

7.2.2 In German

japanischer Ahorn

Zuckerahorn

7.2.3 In French

érable du Japon

sucre d'érable

7.2.4 In Spanish

arce japonés

arce de azúcar

7.2.5 In Greek

Japanese Maple

Maple ζάχαρη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bordo japonês

Bordo de Açucar

7.2.7 In Polish

Klon japoński

Cukier klonowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Acer palmatum

Sugar Maple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple? We provide you with everything About Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple. Japanese Maple doesn't have thorns and Sugar Maple doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Maple does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Maple has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sugar Maple has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple

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

Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple Physical Information

Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Sugar Maple height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple are as follows:

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

Care of Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple

Care of Japanese Maple and Sugar Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.