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Winter Flame Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Winter Flame'

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Winter Flame Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Winter Flame') at Wannemaker's Home & Garden

Winter Flame Japanese Maple foliage

Winter Flame Japanese Maple foliage

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Winter Flame Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Winter Flame') at Wannemaker's Home & Garden

Winter Flame Japanese Maple

Winter Flame Japanese Maple

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  15 feet

Spread:  10 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  5b

Other Names:  Coral Bark Japanese Maple

Description:

A spectacular, compact selection that is vase shaped when young, becoming more rounded with age; features outstanding coral bark on the younger branches in winter, and colorful lime green to orange-red foliage throughout the rest of the year

Ornamental Features

Winter Flame Japanese Maple is primarily valued in the landscape for its interesting and distinctive form. It features subtle corymbs of red flowers rising above the foliage in mid spring before the leaves. It has attractive green deciduous foliage which emerges lime green in spring. The serrated palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn outstanding shades of gold, orange and red in the fall. The rough gray bark and coral-pink branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.

Landscape Attributes

Winter Flame Japanese Maple is an open deciduous tree with an indistinguished habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may 'bleed' sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Winter Flame Japanese Maple is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Winter Flame Japanese Maple will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. You may want to keep it away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Accent  Massing  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Fruit  Foliage Color  Fall Color  Plant Form  Bark  Winter Value 
Ornamental Features

 

This Plant Finder tool is an online catalog representing many of the varieties that we carry over the course of the season, and is intended for informational purposes only. Inventory varies seasonally, so we cannot guarantee that every plant will be in stock at all times - please contact the store for current availability. It does not include our entire inventory of plants, so be sure to visit us to see varieties that may not be represented on this list.