painted maple
Acer pictum
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size30 to 40 feet tall30 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Greenish-yellow
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, orange
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Painted maple (Acer pictum) is a tree for specimen and accent 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into a rounded shape, reaching 30 to 40 feet tall and wide. Its leaves show gold, yellow, green, and orange, and they turn color again in fall. Greenish-yellow flowers open in spring and draw bees.
Pairs well with Crab apple, Jacob’s ladder, and Casa Blanca lily.
Native range
Japan and China.