The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Yaku maple, mulberry-leaf maple

Family: Aceraceae (maple family)

Synonym: Acer capillipes var. morifolium

Distribution: Japan

Habitat: warm temperate forests

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Hardiness: USDA Zone 6

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A rare snakebark maple that is rare not only as a species but this plant comes from cuttings off a variant variegated seedling originally coming from Chollipo Arboretum in Korea. Grows to about 12' tall and wide with graceful, slender branching giving a rather elegant look. Bark is green with white stripes. Foliage unfurls in spring a deep red, maturing to dark green with white splotches. Brilliant yellow fall color. One of the best snakebark maples.