| Description | A small tree with yellowish green leaves edged with red. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (AYE-ser)(pal-MA-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, partial shade |
| Moisture | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Flowers | small red |
| Fruit | samara |
| Leaves | palmate, 5 or 7 toothed lobes, yellowish green with red, fall yellow, red-purple and bronze |
| Dimensions | 6-12 feet tall |
| Maintenance | mulch to maintain soil moisture, plants grown in the cold end of their hardiness zone can benefit from some winter protection |
| Native Site | Species native to Japan, Korea and China. |
| Cultivar Origin | In cultivation since 1882. |
| Misc Facts | Also listed in the Sapindaceae family. Reminded the Japanese of the 19th century of a wet heron. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson, #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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