Downy Japanese Maple

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	Japan

Cultivation

Sunset Zones:		3-6, 14-16, 31-35, 37, 39

Scientific Names
Sapindaceae >	Acer >	japonicum >

Read about Downy Japanese Maple in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Acer japonicum, Thunb. Figs. 93, b, and 94. Small tree or shrub: branchlets, petioles and peduncles pubescent when young: lvs. 7-11-lobed, cordate, 3-6 in. across, light green, with silky hairs when unfolding; lobes ovate, doubly serrate: corymbs few-flo., pendulous; fls. large, purple: fr. finally glabrous; wings spreading at an obtuse angle. Japan. S.Z. 1:144. S.I.F. 1:66. Var. macrophyllum, Schwerin. Lvs. large, light green. Var. aureum, Schwerin. Lvs. yellow. Var. Parsonsii, Veitch (var. filicifolium, Hort.; var. laciniatum, Hort.). Lvs. large, divided nearly to the base in 9-11 pinnatisect segms. J.H.S. 29:334. R.B. 32:197. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

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