Scientific Name:	Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum'
Pronunciation:	AY-sur sheer-ah-suh-WAY-num
Common Name:	gold full moon maple
Family Name:	Sapindaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves round (5cm), 11-13 fan-like lobes golden yellow, double serrated.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Twiggy, Upright Form: Round Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 5 - 7m Spread: 5 - 7m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Colour in Fall: Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Orbicular Apices: Acuminate Bases: Truncate Margins: Incised, Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Corymb Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 0 Colour (petals): White, Yellow, Purple, Red Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May

Fruit Type: Samara Fruit Colour: Red, Brown Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Bark Morphology: Lightly fissured, Multi-stem trunk Bark or Stem Colour: Grey     Organ Modifications: Storage tap root

Propagation:	Cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Grafting
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Aphids or adelgids, Caterpillar or cutworm, Galls, Heart rot, Mites, Root rot, Scale insects, Wilt

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North : q.1 Location Map

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