species
Acer japonicum
Full-moon maple · Downy Japanese maple
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Acer japonicum belongs to the family Sapindaceae, also known as Full-moon maple or Downy Japanese maple, introduced to the UK. It reaches 8 m tall and 6 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers in April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 8 m tall × 6 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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