Acer japonicum

• BOTANICAL NAME: Acer japonicum
• PRONUNCIATION: A-ser
• COMMON NAME: Fullmoon Maple
• FAMILY: Aceraceae
• NATIVITY: Japan.
• GROWTH HABIT:20 to 30' tall.
• HARDINESS: USDA Zones 5-7.
• OPTIMUM GROWING CONDITIONS: Prefers well-drained moist soils. Sun
• LANDSCAPE VALUE:
• FOLIAGE: Opposite, simple, 3 to 6" across, roundish 7- to 11- lobed, lobes ovate to lanceolate shape, cordate base, margins sharply and irregularly toothed. Possibly yellow and crimson fall color.
• BUDS: Valvate lustrous red color buds.
• BARK:
• Flower: Purplish red 1/2" diameter flower. Blooming from April, the flowers persist and present as leaves mature.
• FRUIT: 1" long and wing s range from near horizontal to forming to obtuse angle.
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