| Scientific Name: | Acer palmatum 'Shishio' |
| Common Name: | Chishio Japanese maple |
| Family Name: | Sapindaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Fall interest, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Opposite, Soft flexible, Palmate venation, Glabrous, Orbicular, Pinnately lobed, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Cyme, Purple, Red, Apr |
| Fruit: | Samara, Schizocarp, Red, Jun-Jul |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Small, upright tree; leaves opposite, palmate venation with 7 serrate lobes with acuminate tips, orbicular, most 14-17cm wide, turning red (spring) to green (summer) to red (fall); flowers and fruit red. Winter ID: lateral buds opposite, red, curved towards stem, surrounded by hairs, 3-5mm long. | |