Katsura Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 12 feet tallup to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Katsura' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Katsura') is a shrub 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. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows slowly into a broad form about 10 to 12 feet tall. The leaves turn color in fall, and bees and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Virginia creeper, Ornamental onion, Primrose, and Bracken.