Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'

An excellent Full-moon Maple selection with broad, lobed leaves with serrated margins. Green throughout the growing season and turning brilliant reddish-orange autumn colour is among the best of all colouring trees. Suitable for all landscape situations when planted in a protected area.

Categories: Acer (Maple) Medium Trees

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Genus

Acer
Species

japonicum
Variety Type

Ornamental
Variety

Acer (Maple)
Growth Rate

Moderate.
Foliage

Large, broad and flat, rich green leaves with nine to eleven lobes which are divided about halfway to the base of the leaf. The sharply pointed lobes are coarsely serrated. New growth is green, overlaid with a dusty reddish-orange tinge and lime green veins. Autumn colour is brilliant reddish-orange.
Bark

Brown, becoming greyish-brown.
Ornamental Fruit

Samaras borne in pairs.
Tree Habit

Medium to strong growing, with thick and stocky twigs. Upright, 'vase' shaped, broadening as the tree matures. Sometimes more like a large shrub than a tree.
Flowers

Large purplish-red flowers are borne in clusters before the leaves emerge in spring.
Height (m)

5
Width (m)

5