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Acer shirasawanum 'Mr. Sun'
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.
Links:
Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery
Locations
1:
AZA: BA13
(BA13)
• Accession: D2014-0559.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual