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Latin Name: Acer palmatum atropurpureum
Forestart Reference: ACPALP1
This is the most popularly grown of the Japanese Maples and the leaves are a bronze-crimson colour throughout the summer before turning brilliant red in the autumn. Common name: Japanese Maple.
Native: China
Provenance: China
Size and spread (10 years): 3m x 2m
Treatment required: Deeply dormant requires 34 weeks stratification.
Germinal seeds / kg: 15300
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Most soils, tolerates chalks.
Planting instructions:
Mature height: 8m
Availability: In stock now