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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Shrub  
Fern  

Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea  
South America, Southern Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand  

Types
Acer palmatum  
-  

Number of Varieties
700  
17
30  
99+

Habitat
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands  
Bog Garden, Boggy areas, Swamps  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7  
8-11  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
12-8  

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
150.00 cm  
99+
45.70 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
90.00 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Bronze  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Crimson, Orange Red  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Palmate  
Odd Pinnate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Shade, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
Fall, Spring, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
By dividing rhizomes, tubers  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering  
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  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

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

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune for size control  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold  
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas  
Shade areas, Variety of soil types  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
-  
Aphids, Deers, Scale Insects  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders  
Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Sap  
Whole plant  

Other Uses
Used as preservative  
useful as a ground cover  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border  
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'  
RUMOHRA adiantiformis  

Common Name
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple  
leatherleaf fern leathery shieldfern iron fern 7-weeks-fern climbing shield fern  

In Hindi
Japanese Maple  
leatherleaf  

In German
japanischer Ahorn  
Leatherleaf  

In French
érable du Japon  
Leatherleaf  

In Spanish
arce japonés  
leatherleaf  

In Greek
Japanese Maple  
Leatherleaf  

In Portuguese
bordo japonês  
leatherleaf  

In Polish
Klon japoński  
Leatherleaf  

In Latin
Acer palmatum  
Leatherleaf  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Polypodiopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Polypodiales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Dryopteridaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Rumohra  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
128  
99+
50  

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Difference Between Japanese Maple and Leatherleaf

If you are confused whether Japanese Maple or Leatherleaf are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Japanese Maple and Leatherleaf Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Japanese Maple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K and since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer, whereas for Leatherleaf fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Does not require fertilizer once established. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Japanese Maple and Leatherleaf if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Japanese Maple and Leatherleaf

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Japanese Maple and Leatherleaf. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Japanese Maple and Leatherleaf as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Japanese Maple is whereas of Leatherleaf is . Japanese Maple has beauty benefits as follows: while Leatherleaf has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Japanese Maple vs Leatherleaf

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Japanese Maple vs Leatherleaf and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Japanese Maple are whereas of Leatherleaf have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Japanese Maple has no showy fruits and Leatherleaf has no showy fruits. Also Japanese Maple is not flowering and Leatherleaf is not flowering . You can compare Japanese Maple and Leatherleaf facts and facts of other plants too.

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