Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Asia
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean
Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
Fruit Trees
Number of Varieties
62
0
40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
By seashore, Caribbean, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
12-9
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
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Black, Red, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Red, Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Gallbladder Diseases, Kidney problems
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
CHRYSOBALANUS icaco
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Paradise Plum
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
कोको बेर
In German
Weeping Maple
coco Plum
In French
Maple pleureur
Coco Plum
In Spanish
weeping maple
Coco Plum
In Greek
weeping maple
Coco δαμάσκηνο
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
Coco Plum
In Polish
płacz klonu
coco plum
In Latin
weeping maple
coco plum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Malpighiales
Family
Aceraceae
Chrysobalanaceae
Genus
Acer
Chrysobalanus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
13014
1
27800
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