Atropurpureum Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 25 feet tall20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Atropurpureum' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum') is a tree for borders, containers, specimen planting, and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly into a broad shape, so give it room to spread. Bees and birds visit it, and it tolerates some drought. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Smooth hydrangea, and Bracken.