Life Span
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Acer palmatum
Number of Varieties
700
Rank: 17 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
Red, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Thorns
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Invasive
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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Sap
Other Uses
Used as preservative
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Japanese Maple
In German
japanischer Ahorn
In French
érable du Japon
In Spanish
arce japonés
In Greek
Japanese Maple
In Portuguese
bordo japonês
In Polish
Klon japoński
In Latin
Acer palmatum
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Aceraceae
Genus
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
128
Rank: 93 (Overall)
1
27800
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