Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
Katsura Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ - Habit - Summer
Conservation status
Least Concern
Source: IUCN Red List
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Red (insignificant small red or reddish-pink flowers that bloom in April to mid-spring forming modest clusters or corymbs)
 Foliage Notes:
Multi-Colored (golden-orange and yellow with coral-red or pink margins to bright yellow-green or chartreuse-green foliage in summer, depending on cultivar); Red (Showy red fall foliage)
 Ultimate Height:
10-12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10-12 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils with high organic matter
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are Small, palmate, 5-lobed (to 1" long).
 Ecological Functions:
 Purdue Plant Doctor
Parts and Problems of Maple, Box Elder
  Special Characteristics:
  • Bonsai 22
  • Specimen 632
  • Colorful Leaves 20
  • Fall Color 241
  • Insignificant Flowering 23

    • Additional Information

    ‘Katsura' is a dense, compact, cultivar that is most noted for its beautiful early spring foliage.

    1 Acer palmatum 'Katsura' found

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    = Heritage plant = Dedicated plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12018_00809*AHORT

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