Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
- Size
- 4 m tall, 3 m across
- Light
- Part sun, shade
- Hardy to
- -20 degrees
- Flowers
- May
- A specimen to look at
- Shade
- Leaves worth having
- Autumn colour
Safety
Nothing on our safety list for this plant.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Trees
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Size when mature
- 4 m tall, 3 m across
- Light
- Part sun, shade
- Moisture
- Moist, medium
- Soil
- loam, sand
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6.5
- Hardy to
- -20 degrees
- Flowers
- May
- For pollinators
- Some
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Some
- Growth
- Slow
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
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