Features:
Common name: Purple Japanese Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Origin: China, Korea, Japan
Height at maturity: 5 to 10 meters
Hardiness: -20°C
Exposure: sunny, partial shade, shade
Plant type: shrub
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: deciduous
Flowering: April – May
Flower color: reddish yellow
Soil type: draining, all soils
Watering: Normal
Use: in the garden, isolated, bonsai
Diseases and Pests:-
Toxicity: –
Storage of seeds: 2 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
This hardy deciduous maple has a rounded, dense habit and a spreading crown. Its very characteristic purple-red foliage turns brilliant red in autumn. Its bark is reddish brown.
The Acer palmatum atropurpureum finds an ideal location in the garden in an isolated place or in beds to allow other plants to benefit from its shade.
It is magnificent in bonsai culture and is a subject much sought after by enthusiasts of Japanese culture.
