Downy Japanese Maple

Basisdaten

downy japanese maple (Acer japonicum) leaf
downy japanese maple (Acer japonicum) leaf
  • downy japanese maple (Acer japonicum) leaf
  • downy japanese maple (Acer japonicum) leaf underside
  • downy japanese maple (Acer japonicum) trunk / bark
  • downy japanese maple (Acer japonicum) tree in summer
description: 

This small garden tree comes from Asia and is very popular.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Acer japonicum
other name: 
Fullmoon Maple
family: 
Sapindaceae
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 6 m (22 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves are lobed round and symmetrical. The ends of the lobes are pointed. The leaf margin is serrate and the petiole is often longer than the leaf and red. The leaf position on opposite.

leaf shape: 
lobed
leaf margin: 
serrated
leaf position: 
opposite
fall foliage: 
orange to red
flowering: 
May
blossom color: 
yellowish
blossom description: 

The flowers hang in corymbs.

fruit: 

Schizocarp: winged nutlets

bark: 
The bark is brown with bright stripes.
root: 
heart-rooting / shallow-rooting
location: 
sun
soil: 
permeable soil
ph value: 
slightly acidic to slightly alkaline