Acer japonicum
Full Moon Maple

 Plant Type:
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 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Small purplish-red flowers in pendulous corymbs appear in early spring before the leaves.
 Foliage Notes:
Rounded, palmate leaves (3-6” across) are deeply divided into toothed and cut, ovate to lance-shaped lobes. Leaves turn yellow and red in fall.
 Fruit Notes:
Winged samaras (1” long) ripen in late summer to early fall.
 Ultimate Height:
20-30' feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-30' feet
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 Soil Notes:
Best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil.
 Range:
Japan, Kuril Islands
 Maintenance:
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