Acer palmatum ‘Chishio’ – Acer palmatum ‘Shishio” Japanese Maple – Maple –

Description

Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple – Maple – Rounded headed, deciduous tree from China, Korea and Japan and grows 25’ feet tall and 30’ feet wide. It produces rounded. Shallowly to deeply 5 to 9 lobed, mid green leaves, 2-5” long, which turn orange to yellow or red in autumn. It bears tiny, purple-red flower, produced in small, pendent corymbs, are followed by red winged fruit in late summer ‘Chishio’ – ‘Shishio’ – This slow growing reaching only 8’ feet tall and wide. In spring the 5 lobed leaves are shrimp red turning green in summertime and then red in autumn.