Japanese Maple
>> Friday, December 30, 2011
Description
Scientific Names: Acer palmatum
Common Names: Japanese Maple, Smooth Japanese Maple
Plant Type: Deciduous tree.
Height: 6-10 m, rarely 16 m.
Native Habitat : Often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands and in temperate areas.
Native Range: Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, Russia and Southeast.
Conservation Status: Cultivated as an ornamental plant, usually used as a bonsai.
Similiar Species: Acer duplicatoserratum, Acer japonicum, Acer pseudosieboldianum, Acer shirasawanum, Acer sieboldianum.
Scientific Names: Acer palmatum
Common Names: Japanese Maple, Smooth Japanese Maple
Plant Type: Deciduous tree.
Height: 6-10 m, rarely 16 m.
Native Habitat : Often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands and in temperate areas.
Native Range: Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, Russia and Southeast.
Conservation Status: Cultivated as an ornamental plant, usually used as a bonsai.
Similiar Species: Acer duplicatoserratum, Acer japonicum, Acer pseudosieboldianum, Acer shirasawanum, Acer sieboldianum.
Acer palmatum, called Japanese Maple or Smooth Japanese Maple is a species of woody plant native to Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, Russia and Southeast. There are many different cultivars of maple that are selected and they are grown worldwide for their attractive leaf shapes and colors. They are very popular and are relatively expensive due to their size trees. Acer palmatum is a deciduous shrub or small tree reaching heights of 6-10 m, rarely 16 m, often growing as an under story plant in shady woods. It may take several trunks close to the ground. In practice, it is often the shape of a hemisphere (especially younger) or takes a dome-like shape, especially as an adult. The leaves are 4-12 cm long and broad, palmately lobed with five, seven or nine acutely pointed lobes. The flowers are produced in small Cymes, individual flowers with five red or purple sepals and five whitish petals. The fruit is a pair of winged Samaras, Samara each 2-3 cm long with a 6-8 mm seed. The seeds of the Japanese Maple and similar species require stratification to germinate.
Uses
When the Swedish doctor-botanist Carl Peter Thunberg traveled to Japan late in the eighteenth century, he is eliminated from drawings of a small tree that would eventually become synonymous with high art of oriental gardens. He gave it the species name palmatum after the hand-like shape of its leaves, similar to the ancient Japanese name Kaede and Momiji, references to the hands of the frogs and babies respectively. For centuries gardeners have developed cultivars of Japanese maples in Japan and around Korea and China. They are a popular choice for bonsai lovers and have long been a subject in art.
When the Swedish doctor-botanist Carl Peter Thunberg traveled to Japan late in the eighteenth century, he is eliminated from drawings of a small tree that would eventually become synonymous with high art of oriental gardens. He gave it the species name palmatum after the hand-like shape of its leaves, similar to the ancient Japanese name Kaede and Momiji, references to the hands of the frogs and babies respectively. For centuries gardeners have developed cultivars of Japanese maples in Japan and around Korea and China. They are a popular choice for bonsai lovers and have long been a subject in art.
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