2. BOTANICAL NAME  A CER PALMATUM

3. PRONUNCIATION  AY - ser pal - MAY - tum

4. COMMON NAME  Japanese Maple

6. FAMILY  Aceraceae

7. Life Cycle  Deciduous Perennial

8. Growth Habit  Tree

9. Height and Width  Height 3’ - 20’  Width 10’ - 15’  Upright/spreading

10. ARRANGEMENT  Opposite

12. Leaf Shape and Size  Palm Shaped  Length 2” - 4”  Width 2” - 5”

13. MARGIN  Serrated

14. VEINS  Palmate

15. Leaf Composition  Simple

18. FLOWER  Summer (May - June)  Small cluster; purple

19. FRUIT  Fall  1/2” samara

22. EXPOSURE  Part shade

23. GROWTH  Slow

24. USE  Specimen

26. DESCRIPTION  Leaves are 5 - 9 lobed depending on variety  Sinuses reach more than half way to middle  Doubly serrated

27. DESCRIPTION  Color of foliage green to red  Buds - small buds on end of stem - matched pair

29. ZONES  6 - 8

30. NATIVE OF:  Japan