| Description | A small deciduous tree with fantastic fall color. Reported to be one of the more cold hardy Acer japonicum cultivars. |
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| Pronunciation | (A-ser)(ja-PON-i-ca) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny part sun |
| Moisture | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Fruit | winged samaras |
| Leaves | green, palmate, deeply divided, red to orange fall color |
| Dimensions | 8-10 by 8-10 feet (HS) |
| Native Site | Japan, Manchuria and Korea. |
| Cultivar Origin | Parsons Nursery, Flushings New York, 1888 |
| Author's Notes | Always listed as having crimson red fall color. The ones I have observed over the years have a reddish orange color. Might be because of the site and the time of the year I observe these plants? |
| 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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