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Acer palmatum (common name: Japanese maple or smooth Japanese maple) is a species of woody plant native to Japan, North Korea, South Korea, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia.
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Japanese maples are hardy and remarkably adaptable to soil and climatic conditions. Lovely additions to any landscape! These are prized specimen trees and one of the more versatile maple species for landscape use.
Growth is usually slow to moderate, and the tree assumes a layered look with a low, dense, rounded top and spreading branches. Color can vary from soft yellow-green to deep green during summer and from orange-red to deep purple-red. The explosion of fall color ranges from dramatic crimson flame to mixtures of green, yellow, orange scarlet and crimson and golds (color varies with cultivar). Fall color is brought on by lowering temperatures, shorter days and stronger drying winds.
Young leaves of this species are sensitive to frost. Most cultivars are grafted and can be grown as a single or multi-stemmed small tree. These trees are quite drought-tolerant when mature, but like most young trees, they need regular deep watering during the first few years. Plan to water heavily twice a week during normal weather and three or even four times weekly in periods of drought. Some varieties need to be planted in dappled shade, others in full sun but all should be planted in evenly moist, well-drained soil, and protected from drying winds.
Three basic leaf shapes of Acer palmatums