Acer palmatum `Shishigashira`
Lion’s Head Japanese Maple

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 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Reddish Purple (flowers in umbels in mid spring(April))
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer); Yellow/Red (Fall; vibrant golden-yellow, and showy crimson fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Yellow, Red-purple, and bronze (Small samaras mature in late April early May)
 Ultimate Height:
7-15 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-12 feet
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 Soil Notes:
Best grown in moist and well-drained soil.
 Maintenance:
 Purdue Plant Doctor
Parts and Problems of Maple, Box Elder
  Special Characteristics:
  • Bonsai 21
  • Groupings 212
  • Screen 190
  • Specimen 630
  • Fall Color 239
  • Insignificant Flowering 21

    • Additional Information

    Avoid planting in windy sites and dry soil.

    1 Acer palmatum `Shishigashira` found

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