The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Ogura yama Siebold maple

Family: Aceraceae (maple family)

Synonym: Acer japonicum 'Ogurayama', Acer shirasawanum 'Ogurayama'

Distribution: Species native to Japan

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A rarely offered small tree developing a dense, shrubby habit. It grows about 10' tall and wide but slowly, with a rounded crown. Leaves are 7-11 lobed that in spring have a light green with silver sheen due to very fine hairs covering the surface. In fall it takes on blends of scarlet and rich orange. This small tree would make a wonderful accent or specimen.