full moon maple
Acer japonicum
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Purplish red
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, orange, red/burgundy
- Fall color
- Yes
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Full moon maple (Acer japonicum) is a tree for specimen planting and pollinator 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. It grows slowly into an erect tree, 20 to 30 feet tall and wide. Purplish red flowers open from early to late spring and attract bees. The leaves show gold, orange, and red colors in fall.
Pairs well with Crab apple, Jacob’s ladder, and Ornamental onion.
Native range
Japan and Kuril Islands.