Acer palmatum
Owner: Ghesquire Plant Farm Ltd.
Nominator: Ghesquire Plant Farm Ltd.
Height: 11 m (36 ft)
Diameter: 35.03 cm (13.8 in)
Circumference: 110 cm (43.3 in)
Description
The Japanese Maple is native to Japan, North & South Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and are grown worldwide for their attractive leaf shapes and colours. It is a shrub or small tree and typically reaches heights of 6-10 m. The leaves are 4-12 cm long and wide with five, seven or nine pointed lobes. It can adapt to a variety of soil conditions and in landscaping it is often used as a border plant as it develops a compact root system. Numerous cultivars are available commercially and they are a popular item at garden centres and nurseries in Europe and North America. Red-leafed cultivars are the most popular. (Source: Wikipedia )
Japanese Maple leaves
(Source: Wikipedia )
