Inaba-shidare Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Inaba-shidare'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall8 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Red
- Fall color
- Yes
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Inaba-shidare' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Inaba-shidare') is a tree for specimen, accent, 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. It grows slowly into a broad shape, and red flowers open from early to late spring. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Bees and birds visit the plant, and the leaves turn color in fall.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Heather, and Star Gazer lily.