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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Acer palmatum

Number of Varieties

700
Rank: 17 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-7
0 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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

150.00 cm
Rank: 87 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0 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

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

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

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

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

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

41% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

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

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

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

Classification

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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Properties of Japanese Maple

Want to know the properties of Japanese Maple? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Japanese Maple is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Japanese Maple Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Sap

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Japanese Maple Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Japanese Maple. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Japanese Maple physical information is as follows: 150.00 cm tall and 90.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Palmate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Red
  • Leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Japanese Maple

Taking Japanese Maple Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Japanese Maple include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Japanese Maple

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Japanese Maple is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Japanese Maple is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 700 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Acer palmatum. This plant's habitat is gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary and Woodlands and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.