Skeeter's Broom Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Skeeters Broom'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Skeeter's Broom' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom') is a shrub for borders, containers, and specimen or accent planting. 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. Spring leaves emerge bright red and mature to maroon, then turn bright red in fall. It grows slowly and stays dense and compact. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Alboaurea Japanese forest grass, Spring snowflake, and Green and gold.