Osakazuki Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 25 feet tallup to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Reddish-purple
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Osakazuki' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki') is a tree for specimen planting, borders, 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. It grows slowly into a broad shape and shows fall color, and bees and birds visit it. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It tolerates drought, so plant it where its shape has room to spread.
Pairs well with Primrose, Bracken, Incrediball hydrangea, and Casa Blanca lily.