Plant: Seiryu - Japanese Maple

Japanese Maple · Acer palmatum 'Seiryu'

$240.00

Size: 15 gal

Light

Part Shade

Bloom

Spring

Mature size

15 ft tall12 ft wide

More about this plant

Seiryu is the upright lace leaf Japanese maple, erect and vase shaped rather than weeping, reaching about 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide at a medium rate. Its deeply dissected leaves are 1 to 3 inches long and wide, green through the season with red tones, and turn gold yellow and red burgundy in fall. It takes full sun or partial shade in a moist, well drained soil of clay, loam or sand rich in organic matter, in an acid to neutral range, and is hardy in zones 5a to 8b. Its fine texture and modest size suit a lawn, patio, walkway or small space as an accent or specimen. It self seeds readily and can be weedy.

Part Shade
Grows to 15 ft tall and 12 ft wide
Blooms in spring
Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
Deciduous foliage

Plant description

Seiryu is the upright lace leaf Japanese maple, erect and vase shaped rather than weeping, reaching about 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide at a medium rate. Its deeply dissected leaves are 1 to 3 inches long and wide, green through the season with red tones, and turn gold yellow and red burgundy in fall. It takes full sun or partial shade in a moist, well drained soil of clay, loam or sand rich in organic matter, in an acid to neutral range, and is hardy in zones 5a to 8b. Its fine texture and modest size suit a lawn, patio, walkway or small space as an accent or specimen. It self seeds readily and can be weedy.

Flowers: Small red to purple flowers appear in spring; attractive viewed closely but insignificant from a distance.
Foliage: Finely dissected, deeply lobed leaves 1 to 3 inches long and wide, green with red tones, turning gold yellow and red burgundy in fall.
Fruit: A schizocarp of two samaras with incurved wings forming an arch, becoming reddish in fall.
Bark & stems: Young stems vary from green to polished reddish brown; older branches assume a gray cast.
Light: Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
Native range: Southeast Korea and central and south Japan