GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• ORIGIN

  Horticultural production.

• CLIMATE

  It is resistant to -25 ° C.

• EXPOSURE

  Partial shade to full sun, warm location, sheltered from dry winds.

• SOIL

  Slightly acidic to slightly calcareous, well drained.

• GROWTH

  Slow and steady.

• PATHOLOGY

  Aphids, beetles which feed on the leaves, phytoplasmas which are bacteria at the origin of the formation of witches' brooms.

• MULTIPLICATION

  By grafting.

• SIZE

  Usually size is not necessary. However, this maple is easy to guide and cut to obtain the desired shape. Pruning is practiced at the end of the fall, possibly to remove dead wood.

• USE

  This harmonious little tree finds its place in all gardens, on the edge of flowerbeds or lakes, in large rockeries, in Zen gardens. It is very suitable for making bonsai or growing in pots.

• NOTE

  It is sometimes found in specialized nurserymen.

GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

• DIMENSIONS

  Height and width of 1.5m.

• HABIT

  Small dwarf tree whose crown is in a ball slightly flattened, even very flattened, regular and dense. It is often grafted onto a stem then naturally taking on the appearance of a small ball tree. With age, the antlers can be particularly tortured giving the appearance of a bonsai without needing to be pruned.

• BARK

  Brown to greenish, smooth.

LEAF PHYSIOLOGY

• SHAPE

  Opposite leaves, simple, palmate: 5 to 7 entire lobes, pointed, with fine margin. They are 4 to 6cm long and wide. Elegant star leaves.

• COLOR

  Light green, ocher bordered with purple in spring, turning completely green in summer. Purple to red or orange in fall. The color is accentuated when the plant is in partial shade and sheltered from dry winds.

• BOURGEONS

  Small red and pointed buds, they measure from 2 to 4mm.

• NOTE

  Deciduous foliage.

FLOWER PHYSIOLOGY

• TIME

  They appear at the same time as the leaves in March-April.

• SHAPE

  Corymb from 3 to 4cm with 10 to 20 flowers.

• COLOR

  Red to crimson red, tinged with yellow.

FRUIT PHYSIOLOGY

• TIME

  April-May.

• SHAPE

  Winged bisamares forming an obtuse angle up to 180 °. The wingspan of the fruit easily reaches 3cm.

• COLOR

  Green then red.

• SEEDS

  Round to oval, pointed at the end, strongly ribbed shell, pink tinged with green. 6 to 8mm long.

• NOTE

  Pollenization occurs only by wind.