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Acer palmatum

Aceraceae

(eastern Asia)

Habit
Exquisite large shrub or small tree, 4-6 m tall, 2-5 m wide, often with several stems; broader than wide when old; loose crown, slow-growing, 15-20 cm a year.
Flowers
After leaves shoot, reddish racemes; June.
Fruits
Initially reddish, very attractive.
Leaves
Five to eleven-lobed, deeply cut, changing, fresh green, glowing orange to red in autumn, October.
Roots
Flat, somewhat sensitive.
Demands
Prefers light shade, cool, humid areas protected from winter and wind, sensitive to late frost, heat and drought.
Soil
Likes slightly acidic, sandy-humic-loamy, well drained substrates, not heavy or compacted soil on which it hardly grows and is sensitive to frost when young.
Note
Do not cut Acer palmatum.
Hardiness
Zone 6b

Overview of varieties of Acer palmatum

Variety Habit Size in m
H: Height
W: Width 		Leaf shape Leaf colour
'Atropurpureum'
Large shrub/
Small tree
loosely upright 		H: 3-4 (5)
W: 2-3
deeply lobed shoots bright red, later dark red
'Bloodgood'
Large shrub,
compact, round crown 		H: 3-4 (5)
W: 3-4 		fanned out, lobed stays intense and deep red, bright red in autumn
'Dissectum'
Normal shrub, domed, squat H: 2-3
W: 2-3 		filigree, dissected fresh green, yellow orange in autumn
'Dissectum Atropurpureum' Normal shrub
domed, slow-growing 		LH: 1-2,
W: 1-2
decoratively cut deep dark reddish brown, fiery-red in autumn
'Dissectum Garnet'

Small shrub, very slow-growing
H: 1-2
W: 1-2 		deeply cut shoots dark red, later brownish red, orange in autumn
'Osakazuki'
Large shrub to small tree, loosely branched, moderately strong-growing H: 3-5
W: 3-5 		rounded, not dissected shoots bronze-red, later dark green, carmine in autumn
Höhe, Breite, Stammumfang cm 1 Stück in Euro ab 10 Stück in Euro ab 50 Stück in Euro
rootballed or container grown
60-80
80-100
100-125
30,50
47,80
68,50
26,90
42,10
60,30
Specimen, 3xtr., rootballed
125-150
150-175
146,--
198,--
Specimen, 4xtr., wire rootballed
Width 100-150
175-200
200-250
355,--
485,--
Specimen, 5xtr., wire rootballed
Width 150-200
250-300
300-350
910,--
1340,--
Specimen, 6xtr., wire rootballed
Width 200-300
300-350
350-400
400-500
500-600
2680,--
3875,--
5225,--
7690,--
Specimen, 7xtr., wire rootballed
Width 300-400
500-600
600-700
12350,--
16450,--
Specimen trees , 5xtr.,
grown on extra large spacing
wire rootballed
16-18
18-20
20-25
1180,--
1530,--
1960,--
Specimen trees , 6xtr.,
grown on extra large spacing
wire rootballed
25-30
30-35
35-40
2500,--
3575,--
4575,--