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Acer palmatum is deciduous, with the growth habit of a shrub or small tree reaching heights of 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft), rarely 16 m (52 ft), reaching a mature width of 4.5 to 10 m (15 to 33 ft), [8] often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground.
The maples belong to the genus Acer, an important group of mainly deciduous trees and shrubs in the family Sapindaceae, which are widely cultivated throughout the temperate northern hemisphere. Some, such as Acer griseum , have ornamental bark; but most are valued in cultivation for their brilliant autumn foliage in shades of yellow, orange and ...
Fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum) Acer laevigatum seeds Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) Series Palmata. Acer amoenum (Carriere) Hara; Acer anhweiense Fang & Fang f. Acer calcaratum Gagnep. Acer campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hiern – Campbell's maple; Acer chingii Hu; Acer circinatum Pursh – vine maple; Acer confertifolium Merril & Metcalf ...
Acer palmatum (Japanese maple) alone has over 1,000 cultivars, most selected in Japan, and many of them no longer propagated or not in cultivation in the Western world. Some delicate cultivars are usually grown in pots and rarely reach heights of more than 50–100 cm. Acer palmatum var. 'Kiyohime' as bonsai during fall abscission. This dwarf ...
Field maple Acer campestre, in Ebsdorfergrund-Frauenberg, Hesse, Germany. Aceraceae were recognized as a family of flowering plants also called the maple family.They contain two to four genera, depending upon the circumscription, of some 120 species of trees and shrubs.
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Its preferred growing conditions are similar to those of Acer palmatum, but it is sometimes considered more tolerant of cold, especially compared to the more delicate cultivars of the latter. [4] Numerous cultivars have been selected, some of which have their own common names (e.g. "grape-leaf maple" for Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'). [6]