Flowers are followed by samaras that ripen in late summer to fall. Small reddish-purple flowers in spring are somewhat attractive on close inspection, but are not showy from a distance. Foliage is noted for retaining good color throughout the summer. It features deeply cut and dissected purple red leaves (to 4” long) that turn brighter red in fall. ‘Tamukeyama’ is a red-leaf, dissected (cutleaf/laceleaf) cultivar that grows in a mound or dome to 6-8’ tall spreading by weeping and cascading branching to 12’ wide. Choose the Correct Shape Once you know the right variety of maple for your garden, it’s time to pick out the right shape of the individual tree. Each leaf has several lobes (typically 5–7) that all originate from one point looking like an open hand with outstretched fingers. Specific epithet is in reference to the palmate nature of the leaves. But they are also perfectly content in neutral and even mildly alkaline pH. Many gardeners grow them in acidic conditions, where they pair beautifully with Rhododendrons, Camellias, and Kalmias. In the case of the Japanese maple, optimal growing conditions include moist but well-drained, slightly acidic soil thats rich in organic matter, and partial. Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree. Well-drained, Consistently Moist Soil - Japanese Maple flourish in any well-drained soil except highly alkaline soil. Dissectum means deeply cut in reference to the deeply cut, feathery nature of the leaves. These dissected-leaf shrubs are commonly called laceleaf Japanese maple, cutleaf Japanese maple or threadleaf Japanese maple. For every 5 feet in height of your tree spread the fertilizer or compost 1 foot beyond the drip line. Palmate leaves, each having 7-11 deeply incised lobes, are deeply cut to the base of the leaf. dissectum is typically a much smaller, rounded, slow-growing shrubby form (often with cascading branching) that rarely matures to more than 12' tall with a larger spread. Fall color includes an often spectacular combination of shades of yellow, red, purple and bronze. Small reddish-purple flowers in umbels bloom in spring (April) followed by winged samaras in pairs which ripen in September-October. Each palmate green leaf (2-5" long) has 5 to 7 but less frequently 9 toothed lobes. General plant form is rounded to broad-rounded, often with low branching. Acer palmatum, commonly called Japanese Maple, is a deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10-25' (infrequently to 40') tall.
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