The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Mr. Sun Shirasawa maple

Family: Aceraceae (maple family)

Distribution: Species native to Japan

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: This broad but upright deciduous tree has sharply pointed leaves that resemble a child’s drawing of the sun. It is a possible hybrid with Acer palmatum. Makes a great accent tree or specimen. Discovered and introduced by the Flora Wonder™ Collection of Buchholz Nursery, Gaston, OR.