Logo Landscape Design & Ecosystem Management MAROUN SEMAAN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE AUB Landscape Plant Database
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Useful Links
  • Image Gallery
  • Popular Plant Categories
  • Glossary
  • Contact Us
Plant Profile

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' (Japanese Maple)

Japanese maple is a middle size, low branching deciduous tree with outstanding leaf color in fall.The leaves are deeply lobbed with red color. In mid spring small cluster of flowers appear followed by red winged fruit. Japanese maple is excellent in any garden with any size even as a balcony plant in pots.

  • Landscape Information
  • Botanical Description
  • Horticulture Management
  • By TomMax (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Stefano Bolognini (Own work) [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Jjw (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By KENPEI (KENPEIs photo) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.1 jp (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.1/jp/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
By TomMax (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Search plant on Google

Download as PDF
  • French Name: érable japonais

    Arabic Name: ابانيقيقب ي

    Pronunciation: AY-ser pal-MAY-tum

  • Plant type: Tree

  • Origin: Japan, Korea

  • Heat Zones: 2 to 8

    Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9

  • Uses: Topiary, Bonsai, Specimen, Container

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Slow

    Tree Shape: Round

    Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

    Canopy Density: Medium

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m

    Spread at Maturity: 5 to 8 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

  • By TomMax (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Stefano Bolognini (Own work) [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Jjw (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By KENPEI (KENPEIs photo) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.1 jp (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.1/jp/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
By TomMax (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Search plant on Google

Download as PDF
  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

    Leaf Venation: Palmate

    Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

    Leaf Shape: Star

    Leaf Margins: Serrate

    Leaf Texture: Fine

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Red

    Color(changing season): Yellow

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Smooth

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Samara

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

    Fruit Color: Red

  • By TomMax (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Stefano Bolognini (Own work) [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Jjw (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By KENPEI (KENPEIs photo) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.1 jp (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.1/jp/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
By TomMax (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Search plant on Google

Download as PDF
  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Part, Shade

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: 25-50 years

    Diseases: Leaf Spots

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Scales, Aphids, Borers

    Plant Propagation: Cutting, Grafting

  • © Copyright
  • Citing the Plant Database
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contact Us