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Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'

Japanese maple

Acer palmatum, commonly called Japanese maple, is a deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows to 3-7,5 meter tall. It is native to Japan, Korea and China. His plant form is rounded, often with low branching. Small reddish-purple flowers in umbels bloom in mid spring (April). Butterfly is a rather upright shrub or small tree with 5- to 7-lobed leaves irregularly margined with creamy-white and often tinged pink. The tree occasionally has small red flowers in spring.

↕ 400 cm – 200 cm ❄ -20 °C ☀ sun, half shade

Characteristics

Botanical

Genus Acer
Species palmatum
Cultivar 'Butterfly'

Blad

Colour (foliage) green, white, variegated, pink
Evergreen no

Groeiwijze

Height 400 cm, 200 cm

Standplaats

Soil type acid, neutral
Winter hardiness -20 °C
Location sun, half shade
Soil moisture moist

Gebruik

Type (use) tree/standard, multistem, solitary