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Acer palmatum |
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| | Yellow autumn foliage |
| | Fresh green foliage in early May contrasts with dark red buds |
| Common name |
Japanese maple |
| Family |
aceraceae |
| Life cycle |
tree |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
| Seed ripens | early June |
Japanese maples come in many statures, colors, and leaf shapes. So far, we grow two: one is an upright, green-leaved, plain-shaped small tree (shown in the pictures here). Even though it's not particularly special, we like it quite a bit. The other is a red-leaved, more dwarf variety. Although it is quite attractive when it is happy, it's decided to almost croak twice now, losing the majority of its limbs in the process. I haven't figured out why it's so unhappy - the first time I blamed it on the Autumn '01 stealth drought, but this summer we got plenty of rain and it happened again. It finally expired in fall of '04.
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| | If I ever figure out what the name for this specimen is, it may get its own page. For now, the little guy, planted near the bog filter of our large pond, will have to share this page with his bigger relative. |
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| | Pink propellor seeds on our larger specimen |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: patio area, bogside border, About my plant portraits
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May 31, 2008
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