A small tree with yellowish green leaves edged with red.
Pronunciation
(AYE-ser)(pal-MA-tum)
Plant Type
All Plants, Trees Deciduous
Hardiness Zone
5
Sunlight
full, mostly sunny, partial shade
Moisture
average, moist, avoid dry
Soil & Site
average, moist, avoid dry
Flowers
small red
Fruit
samara
Leaves
palmate, 5 or 7 toothed lobes, yellowish green with red, fall yellow, red-purple and bronze
Dimensions
6-12 feet tall
Maintenance
mulch to maintain soil moisture, plants grown in the cold end of their hardiness zone can benefit from some winter protection
Native Site
Species native to Japan, Korea and China.
Cultivar Origin
In cultivation since 1882.
Misc Facts
Also listed in the Sapindaceae family. Reminded the Japanese of the 19th century of a wet heron.
Notes & Reference
#01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson, #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org)