Garnet Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Garnet'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall8 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Garnet' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Garnet') is a shrub for specimen, accent, container, and woodland use. 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 and shows fall color. It is drought tolerant, and bees and birds visit it. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Siebold's hosta, Royal fern, and Spring snowflake.