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Acer palmatum - Japanese maple
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Scientific Name– Acer palmatum

Synonim– Acer polymorphum

Common name(s)– artar japonez, japanese maple. 

Distribution and Habitat– originating from China, Korea and Japan, grows in mountain forests at 100-1200 m altitude.

Description– tree 10-15 m high. Crown round. Bark thin, smooth. Twigs green, brown, red. Leaves opposite, 5-11 lobes, serrated, and with pointed end, proeminent palmate venation, leaf color is green in summer and autumn is orange, red or yellow. Corymb blossom end. Sepals red flowers and petals cream. Blooms in May. Fruit 2 samaras.

Growth rate– slow.

Tolerances– temperatures up to (-18) ° C; tolerate moderate drought and soil salinity; not tolerate aerosols. Roots tolerate temperatures up to (-10) ° C.

Requirements– best in partial sun to partial shade; prefers rich, moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soils.

Management– over the winter have added a 5-cm layer of mulch to protect roots. Maintenance cuttings are made after the buds have appeared. 

Propagation– by cuttings, or seeds.

Pest and Diseases

Garden Partners– Acer pensylvanicum, Cornus drummondii, Crataegus viridis, Picea orientalis, Picea pungens, Pinus densiflora, Viburnum lentago.

Cultivars– ‘Akane’, ‘Aoyagi’, ‘Ariadne’, ‘Aureum’, ‘Bloodgood’, ‘Chitose yama’, ‘Corallinum’, ‘Emerald Lace’, ‘Golden Pond’, ‘Katsura’, ‘Mirte’, ‘Omurayama’, ‘Orange Pink’, ‘Sango kaku’, ‘Seigai’, ‘Yatsubusa’.

Properties and Uses– is suitable for bonsai training. It adapts well in alpine gardens.

Curiosity– first was described by a Swedish botanist in 1784.

Bibliography

Burton V. Barnes, Warren H. Wagner – Michigan Trees – University of Michigan Press, 2004

D.M. van Gelderen, P.C. De Jong, H.J. Oterdoom, Theodore R. Dudley – Maples of the World – Timber Press, 2005

J.D. Vertrees, Peter Gregory – Japanese Maples – Timber Press, 2007

Karan Junker – Gardening with Woodland Plants – Timber Press, 2007

Ran Levy-Yamamori, Gerard Taaffe – Garden Plants of Japan – Timber Press, 2004

Roger Holmes, Greg Grant – Southeast Home Landscaping  - Creative Homeowner, 2005

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