| Description | The section has a few pictures of Japanese Maple that have survived in zone 5b. In this hardiness zone they can be very touchy unless the proper microclimate is met. |
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| Pronunciation | {AYE-ser)(pal-MA-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Sunlight | full to partial shade, probably best in the shaded site |
| Moisture | average, moist, never dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, never dry |
| Flowers | most small and not very ornamental |
| Fruit | samara |
| Leaves | leaves red , green to yellow depending on variety |
| Dimensions | in general less than 20 by 20 in zone #5 |
| Propagation | grafting, cuttings |
| Author's Notes | The hardiness of these Maples has always puzzled me. I have seen them growing in protected sites but also in hot dry open sites. |
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