Taxon

Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

 
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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' - Skeeter's Broom Japanese maple
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Skeeter's Broom Japanese maple
Family: Aceraceae (maple family)
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A mutated sport from a full-size tree, growing 6-8' tall and wide at maturity. Leaves are much longer than is typical, with 5-7 lobes, the center often absent. Color is bright red when emerging, turning deep purple-red in summer. Mature size is 6-8' tall and wide. Suitable as a specimen, bonsai or for use in the shrub border.

Locations

  • 1: LKV: CB17 (CB17) • Accession: D2002-0418.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: MEM: AI05 (AI05) • Accession: D2002-0418.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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