Acer maximowiczianum
Nikko Maple

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Yellow (Spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage:
Bronze (Emerging leaves); Green (Medium green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Stunning yellow, orange, red, and purple to subdued red fall foliage)
 Fruit:
Brown (Samaras)
 Ultimate Height:
20-30 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-30 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Well-drained moist loamy soil that is slightly acidic
 Range:
Japan and central China
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Opposite, trifoliate leaves are 2-5" long with nearly entire, acute leaflets. The middle leaflet is usually the largest. The leaflets are softly pubescent underneath. Flowers usually consist of 3 cymes together on drooping pedicels that are 0.75" long. The 0.5" diameter flowers occur in May as the leaves emerge. Densely pubescent samaras are 1-2" long with wings either being curved inward or at right angles. The stems are angled and prominently lenticelled.
 Special Characteristics:
  • Bark 161
  • Slow Growth Rate 269
  • Fall Color 214
  • Patio Tree 129
  • Specimen 602

    • Additional Information

    The Nikko Maple is a small, vase-shaped tree that has year-round interest, especially due to its attractive, smooth gray to grayish yellow bark. This tree was discovered in Japan in the 1860s by Carl Johann Maximowicz, hence the specific epithet name; the town of Nikko, Japan contributes to the common name. It is rare in its native habitat today.

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