Scientific Name:	Acer palmatum Atropurpureum Group
Pronunciation:	AY-sur pal-MAY-tum
Common Name:	red-leaf Japanese maple
Family Name:	Sapindaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves simple, palmately 5-7 lobed, simple, red-purple, serrated margin; stems new growth purple. Winter ID: buds, ovoid, have light brown hairs on a papery sheath that extends halfway up.
Course(s):	AARB 1012, HORT 1155

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Round Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 5 - 7m Spread: 7 - 10m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Specimen plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Palmate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Orange, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Cordate Margins: Double serrate Additional Info: 4 - 12 cm long

Inflorescence Type: Corymb Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Not showy, Dark-red Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr

Fruit Type: Samara Fruit Colour: Dark-red Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct

Bark Morphology: Smooth, Lightly fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Red     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings, Grafting
Pest Susceptibility:	Dieback, Wilt,

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden : 153 (CGW) Community Garden West (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : cvs. Dissectum Shojo Shidare, Shojo Nomura (TFL) Turf Field Lab Location Map

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