Sapindaceae FAMILY

Acer palmatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acer palmatum is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 15 metres tall in the wild but is generally smaller in cultivation. The bole can be up to 70cm in diameter[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. A very ornamental tree, it is widely grown in gardens, there are many cultivars.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Japan

HabitatWoods and thickets in a wide range of soils and exposures in lowland and mountains to 3000 metres in C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].