![]() Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Dense Horizontal Multi-stemmed Multi-trunked Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: High Medium Texture: Medium.Attributes: Genus: Acer Species: palmatum Family: Sapindaceae Life Cycle: Woody Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Heat Dimensions: Height: 2 ft.Tags: #small tree #small spaces #heat tolerant #weedy #bonsai #low maintenance #dwarf #interesting leaves #spring interest #Asian garden #fall color yellow #fall color orange #container plant Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Asian Garden- Japanese Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for " Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. It self-seeds easily so can spread and become weedy in the landscape. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Aphids, scale, maple worms, leafrollers, and leafhoppers are occasional pests. Anthracnose, leaf scorch, and frost damage, especially from late frosts, can occur. Plant it in small spaces, a container, or in Asian gardens. The leaves are green in summer and then change to yellows and red or orange in fall. It is an unusually small maple, as it will reach only 2 to 3 feet in height, but grows twice as wide. It prefers humus-rich, well-drained soil moderate water and full to partial sun. In the early spring, its leaves have a distinctive red-purple border. Acer is Latin for sharp and palmatum means shaped like a hand, referring to the leaves. It is known for its interesting leaf coloring. Japanese maples are native to southeast Korea and central and south Japan. 'Kiyohime' Japanese maple is a dwarf, spreading maple cultivar in the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family. Phonetic Spelling AY-ser pahl-MAY-tum Description ![]()
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