The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Killarney Japanese maple

Family: Aceraceae (maple family)

Distribution: Species native to e. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A vigorous, upright-growing, large deciduous shrub or small tree. The 7-9 lobed bright green leaves are divided to half the distance or more of the leaf's width. Leaf color deepens in the summer and in fall turn orange-red. Fruit is a red-winged samara produced in clusters. Use as a specimen or in a border. Avoid areas that receive early or late frosts.