Vitifolium full moon maple
Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purplish red
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Vitifolium' full moon maple (Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium') is a small tree for specimen planting, borders, and containers. 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 an erect form, and the leaves turn color in fall. Bees visit the purplish red flowers.
Pairs well with First Frost hosta, Ornamental onion, and Rose of sharon.