Acer palmatum 'Jiro shidare'

Also Known As

Jiro shidare Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 8'-10'
W: 10'-12'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Acer palmatum 'Jiro shidare' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Jiro shidare' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub or tree with green foliage. Attracts beneficial insects and birds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Acer palmatum 'Jiro shidare'

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 10 FT - 12 FT - wide, 8 FT - 10 FT - tall
Uses: fall color, small tree

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Jiro shidare'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Jiro Shidare Japanese Maple has bright green foliage starting as a more upright tree when it's young and maturing into a weeping specimen reaching back to the ground from which it began. This cultivar makes a breathtaking show in the landscape. Jiro Shidare Japanese Maple is great for containers as well.

By: Maples N More Nursery

A lacy mushroom!, this 6-8' mound is formed by 7-9 lobed leaves widely spaced on slender cascading branches; green in summer, it turns to striking yellows and reds in fall. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

One of the only mounding (weeping) cultivars that is not a laceleaf. Yellow-green spring leaves turn green by summer. Fall color is reds and oranges. Juvenile braches are slightly upright, then weep downward as they age.

By: Conifer Kingdom

This very unique cascading form has smallish leaves emerging rose and green in spring turning bright green for the summer. The brilliant crimson fall coloration always puts on a show. This variety will need staked for height. On its own it will stay low to the ground.

By: Maplestone Ornamentals

As you can see from this photo, I have had this cultivar growing on the place for many years and until lately was spectacularly unimpressed. It struck me as pointless to have a weeping tree that had a palmate leaf, but this year I reexamined my jugdement and found it wrong. I waited for the leaves to fall so that you would see the structure of this lovely cultivar. As I mentioned the green leaf is small and regularly palmate.

By: Whitman Farms

PALMATUM, green. A cascading form with green leaves of medium size. As a young tree the plant is somewhat upright. As it matures, it begins to droop, sometimes all the way back down to the ground. It has a very lacy appearance and good fall color is a beautiful crimson-red.