Acer miyabei (Miyabe Maple)

Family:  Sapindaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Japan
Soil:  Average, moist well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  15’ – 30’
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, small to medium rounded tree.  Five-lobed, palmate foliage to 5” long.  Leaves stay green into October then turn rich yellow as the temperatures drop.  Corky gray-brown bark.  Named after botanist and Professor Kingo Miyabe.
Notes:  Found in only a few scattered locations on Hokkaido, Japan where it is now endangered.
 
Pot size:  Medium Band Pot