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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4-5ft
Plant Spread: 3-4ft
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: May prefer lightly dappled shade. Leaves are dark maroon during the summer, changing to a brilliant red in the fall. Foliage tends to leaf out early in the spring and is subject to damage from late frosts.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: Red to purple
Flower Time: Other: May

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Common names
  • Japanese Maple
  • Maple

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Uploaded by robertduval14
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: A friend's home in Vancouver, WA
Date: Spring 2009
Shaina's spring color in Washington
Location: Vancouver, WA
Date: Spring 2009
Spring foliage in Washington
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2014-10-08

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: Spring 2009
Spring color in Bakersfield, CA - not quite the same!

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: November 13, 2011
Shaina starting to change color in in autumn.
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: Late June 2011
Shaina pretty much turns green here in the summer.
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Spring Foliage in Bakersfield by Betja Nov 13, 2011 2:54 PM 0

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