Palm maple seeds «Atropurpureum»

Fan palm maple «Atropurpureum» / Acer palmatum Atropurpureum - is a large vertical shrub or small tree 4 m high and 3 m wide, sometimes with several shoots. With age, it grows faster in width than in height, slow growing. Annual growth is about 15 cm.

Crown shape: round or umbrella-shaped. The leaves are 5-9 palmate-lobed, initially bright red, later dark red. The flowers are purple in few-flowered, drooping corymbose panicles. The fruits are glabrous, about 1-2 cm long. Does not tolerate drought and excessive soil moisture.

Requires sunny or semi-shaded, warm, sheltered places, as well as fertile and sufficiently moist soil. It is recommended to cover young specimens for the winter. Blooms in May. An excellent shrub for small gardens and containers.

Propagation: By grafting or cuttings, but can also be propagated from seed and seedlings tend to grow faster and more confidently

Recommended for single and group plantings on the lawn and other decorative compositions. It is especially prized for its unusually beautiful leaf pattern and incredibly intense color during autumn.

The name can be pronounced as palm-shaped maple.