Osakazuki Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'

Osakazuki Japanese Maple is a beautiful small deciduous tree with an upright habit forming a rounded crown.  Large palmate green leaves emerge bright green and turn striking bright red in fall.  Small non-showy umbels of red flowers bloom mid-spring followed by samaras.  Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Prefers full sun in cooler climates, but needs afternoon shade in southern areas.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Water regularly.  Mulch in southern climates to keep roots cool.  Keep pruning to a minimum and prune in fall or winter.  Potential issues include stem canker, leaf spots, fusarium, wilt, botrytis, anthracnose, and root rots.  Potential insect pests include aphids, scale, borers, root weevils, and mites.  Chlorosis may occur in high pH soils

LANDSCAPE USES: Group Plantings or Specimen Tree, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Screen, Street Tree, and  Shade Tree

COMPANION PLANTS: Pieris, Rhododendron, Hosta

IMAGES: TeunSpaans,  Acer palmatum 'osakazuki' 01-10-2005 14.11.46,  CC BY-SA 3.0, (2)   TeunSpaans,  Acer palmatum 'osakazuki' 01-10-2005 14.11.32, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3)   Klurik123,  Höstfärger, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Jean-Pol GRANDMONT,  Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' JPG1c, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.