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Name: Acer palmatum 'Azuma murasaki'
Common Name: Japanese maple. Translation: "purple of the East."
Growth Habit: 15-18 foot height, 12-15 foot width
USDA Zone: 5-9
Exposure: filtered to full sun
Leaf Color: red
Leaf Description: (matsumurae) 7-lobed, deeply divided, ovate-lanceolate with toothed margins
Growing Conditions: moist, well-drained soil
Comments: Spring leaves emerge yellow-orange, then turn deep green with red cast to surface. Red fall color. In time, outer shoots take on cascading form.
Plant Size: 4-5 feet
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