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About Japanese Maple and Vine Maple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
North America, Northwestern United States

Types

Acer palmatum
Acer circinatum

Number of Varieties

70020
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
Forests, gardens, Open Forest, Tropical regions, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-75-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-2
9-4

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
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

150.00 cm610.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm610.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red
White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Brown
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Bronze
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Crimson, Orange Red
Red, Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
Billbugs, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Sap
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Other Uses

Used as preservative
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
ACER circinatum

Common Name

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple

In Hindi

Japanese Maple
बेल मेपल

In German

japanischer Ahorn
Wein-Ahorn

In French

érable du Japon
Maple Vine

In Spanish

arce japonés
arce vid

In Greek

Japanese Maple
αμπέλου Maple

In Portuguese

bordo japonês
bordo de videira

In Polish

Klon japoński
Vine Maple

In Latin

Acer palmatum
vitis Maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Sapindales

Family

Aceraceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Acer
Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Hippocastanoideae

Number of Species

128128
1 27800
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Properties of Japanese Maple and Vine Maple

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

Season and Care of Japanese Maple and Vine Maple

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

Japanese Maple and Vine Maple Physical Information

Japanese Maple and Vine Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Vine Maple height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Maple and Vine Maple are as follows:

  • Japanese Maple flower color: Red

  • Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

  • Vine Maple flower color: White and Purple

  • Vine Maple leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Japanese Maple and Vine Maple

Care of Japanese Maple and Vine Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Vine Maple pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Remove deadheads. In summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Vine Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.