Acer pentaphyllum

Also Known As

Asian Maple
Chinese Maple

Plant type

tree

size

H: 20'-30'
W: 16'-25'

planting zones

7a-9b

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Acer pentaphyllum plant details

Acer pentaphyllum is a broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. Attracts beneficial insects and birds. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Acer pentaphyllum

Plant type: tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 16 FT - 25 FT - wide, 20 FT - 30 FT - tall
Uses: bonsai, fall color, rare, street tree

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer pentaphyllum

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This is a tender maple from China. This small tree does well along the Oregon and California coasts. Late to leaf out in the spring, but worth the wait.

By: Gossler Farms

This is one of the rarest Maples in wild known only from a very small and threatened population which was recently rediscovered following its introduction to cultivation in the 1930's from a scarce handful of seed. Narrow leaflets in 5's or 7's on a usually shrubby small tree and best in a milder garden. Parent plant thriving in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Deciduous and rare Chinese maple, with deeply cut, 5-lobed leaves - very un-maple-like and very graceful and charming, leafing out late in spring and showing off in autumn with bright colors. This delicate tree, nearly extinct in the wild, grows slowly, reaching perhaps 15' over a long time. A lovely addition to a garden of any size in sun to part shade and well-drained soil. Requires regular summer moisture. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.

By: Cistus Nursery

A handsome species, one of the rarest in cultivation (rare even in its own Yalung R.valley) this sm. 8-30' tree/shrub has 5 (penta) leaflets (phyllum), (or actually 4-7?!) attached to red petioles. Sun/Med