Elegans Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Elegans'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 10 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Elegans' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Elegans') is a tree for specimen plantings, accents, containers, 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. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows slowly into a broad shape, so give it room to spread. Bees and birds visit it, and it is drought tolerant once settled.
Pairs well with Subarctic ladyfern, Elijah Blue blue fescue, and Spring snowflake.