Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum · Sapindaceae · 단풍나무
How to spot it
Opposite simple leaves are palmately divided into 5-9 lobes; slender twigs are green to reddish.
(original photo, new tab)Leaf · Photo Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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(original photo, new tab)Leaf · Photo Tomomarusan · CC BY-SA 3.0 
(original photo, new tab)Leaf · Photo Andy Mabbett · CC BY-SA 4.0 
(original photo, new tab)Bark · Photo Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 
(original photo, new tab)Bark · Photo Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Look
- Leaves
- Opposite simple leaves are palmately cut into 5-9 lobes. Leaf color varies by cultivar.
- Flowers
- Flowers are small, red to purple, and hard to notice from a distance.
- Fruit
- Paired samaras with wings curving inward to form an arch, reddish in color.
- Bark
- Older branches are gray.
Where it grows
- In Korea
- Native
- Native to
- Japan, China and Korea.
- Ecology
- Young leaves are sensitive to frost, and leaves can scorch in strong sun, wind or drought. Tolerance varies by cultivar.