![]() ![]() Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay High Organic Matter Loam (Silt) Sand Soil pH: Acid (Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Dense Multi-stemmed Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: High Texture: Fine.Small song birds are attracted to this plant. Attributes: Genus: Acer Species: palmatum Family: Sapindaceae Life Cycle: Woody Wildlife Value: Members of the genus Acer support Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) larvae which have one brood per season and appear from April-October in the south.Tags: #small tree #small spaces #heat tolerant #slow growing #bonsai #colorful leaves #high maintenance #nighttime garden #fairy garden #self-seeding #larval host plant #bird friendly #fall color red #fall color orange #container plant #weed #dense #landscape plant sleuths course Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee. The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common maple diseases and insect pests. It self-seeds easily so can spread and become weedy in the landscape. Wind, drought, or underwatering can cause leaf scorch. Temperature extremes in late winter and spring can seriously damage foliage and even younger branches. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Chewing insects and aphids may cause leaf damage. It is suitable for small areas, containers, Asian, and fairy gardens and is often used for bonsai. Plant in partial shade to full sun in moist, well-drained, acid to neutral soil. Known for its shingled leaves, multi-branched form and dense growth, this cultivar is slow-growing and heat-tolerant for a Japanese maple. Acer is Latin for sharp and palmatum means shaped like a hand, referring to the leaves.Įarly in spring its leaves are yellow green, turning medium green in summer and yellow-gold in fall, with the serrated edges of the outer leaves a showy bright red. Japanese maple parent plants are native to southeast Korea and central and south Japan. Its name means "a small cluster of three rivers". ![]() The plant is noted for its layered foliage and almost contorted look, but especially for its fall colors. 'Mikawa yatsubusa' is a very small and compact Japanese maple cultivar in the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family. Phonetic Spelling AY-ser pahl-MAY-tum Description ![]()
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