Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
China, Japan
Types
Acer palmatum
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Number of Varieties
70030
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-76-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
9-1
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Red, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Rhomboid
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
Needs less watering, 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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
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
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Sap
-
Other Uses
Used as preservative
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
CARYOPTERIS incana
Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
bluebeard
you shu
In Hindi
Japanese Maple
Bluebeard
In German
japanischer Ahorn
Blaubart
In French
érable du Japon
Bluebeard
In Spanish
arce japonés
Barba Azul
In Greek
Japanese Maple
Κυανοπώγωνα
In Portuguese
bordo japonês
Barba Azul
In Polish
Klon japoński
Sinobrody
In Latin
Acer palmatum
Bluebeard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Sapindales
Lamiales
Family
Aceraceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Acer
Caryopteris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1287
1
27800
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