Taxon

Acer palmatum 'Hefner's Red'

 
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Acer palmatum 'Hefner's Red' - Hefner's Red Japanese maple
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Hefner's Red Japanese maple
Family: Aceraceae (maple family)
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A small deciduous, shrubby tree growing 10-12' tall and 8-10' wide in ten years. Densely upright to rounded habit, its young foliage emerges red in spring, quickly turning to an intense, deep purple-red that continues to hold in the heat of summer and in shade.

Locations

  • 1: CON: CL12 (CL12) • Accession: D2004-0101.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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