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Plant: Seiryu - Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple · Acer palmatum 'Seiryu'
Size: 15 gal
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More about this plant
Seiryu is the upright lace leaf Japanese maple, erect and vase shaped rather than weeping, reaching about 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide at a medium rate. Its deeply dissected leaves are 1 to 3 inches long and wide, green through the season with red tones, and turn gold yellow and red burgundy in fall. It takes full sun or partial shade in a moist, well drained soil of clay, loam or sand rich in organic matter, in an acid to neutral range, and is hardy in zones 5a to 8b. Its fine texture and modest size suit a lawn, patio, walkway or small space as an accent or specimen. It self seeds readily and can be weedy.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 15 ft tall and 12 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Seiryu is the upright lace leaf Japanese maple, erect and vase shaped rather than weeping, reaching about 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide at a medium rate. Its deeply dissected leaves are 1 to 3 inches long and wide, green through the season with red tones, and turn gold yellow and red burgundy in fall. It takes full sun or partial shade in a moist, well drained soil of clay, loam or sand rich in organic matter, in an acid to neutral range, and is hardy in zones 5a to 8b. Its fine texture and modest size suit a lawn, patio, walkway or small space as an accent or specimen. It self seeds readily and can be weedy.
- Flowers
- Small red to purple flowers appear in spring; attractive viewed closely but insignificant from a distance.
- Foliage
- Finely dissected, deeply lobed leaves 1 to 3 inches long and wide, green with red tones, turning gold yellow and red burgundy in fall.
- Fruit
- A schizocarp of two samaras with incurved wings forming an arch, becoming reddish in fall.
- Bark & stems
- Young stems vary from green to polished reddish brown; older branches assume a gray cast.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
- Native range
- Southeast Korea and central and south Japan
