Shantung Maple is a small densely branched deciduous tree with a rounded crown. The large triangular 5-lobed leaves emerge reddish-purple and mature to medium green before earning shades of yellow and orange with occasional hues of purple or red in fall. Small non-showy umbels of greenish-yellow flowers bloom mid-spring followed by samaras. Grows best in rich and moist well-drained acidic soils.
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Type:
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Tree
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Origins:
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Northern China and Korea
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Height:
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20’ - 25’
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Spread:
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15’ - 20’
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Spacing:
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18’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Yellow
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Season of Interest:
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Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Water regularly.
LANDSCAPE USES: Group Plantings or Specimen Tree, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Screen, Street Tree, and Shade Tree
COMPANION PLANTS: Camellia, Hosta, Pieris
IMAGES:: Mark Wagner, Acer Truncatum 20060624, CC BY 2.5, (2) Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), Purpleblow Maple Acer truncatum Tree 2448px, CC BY-SA 2.5, (3) Photo by Megan Wong, Acer truncatum
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
