Emperor I Japanese Maple
Emperor I Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Emperor I')
Height: 20 feet Spread: 20 feet Sunlight: Partial shade Hardiness Zone: 6a Other Names: Emperor 1
Description: The Emperor I Japanese Maple is a fast-growing feature tree perfect for home landscapes. With its enduring royal purple foliage that lasts all season and transforms into fiery red and orange hues in fall, this tree commands a premier location in the front yard. Its wonderfully artistic growth habit makes it a standout addition.
Ornamental Features:
Form: Globe-shaped form.
Foliage: Attractive purple deciduous foliage. The ferny palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn outstanding shades of scarlet and orange in the fall.
Landscape Attributes:
Open deciduous tree with a rounded form.
Fine texture that sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
Low-maintenance tree; should be pruned in summer after leaves have fully developed to avoid 'bleeding' sap.
No significant negative characteristics.
Recommended Uses:
Accent
Shade
Mass Planting
Planting & Growing:
Grows to about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet.
Low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, suitable for planting under power lines.
Grows at a fast rate and can live for 80 years or more under ideal conditions.
Prefers a location that gets morning sunlight but is shaded from the hot afternoon sun. It will also grow in partial shade.
Avoid hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or reflected sunlight from surfaces like white walls.
Thrives in average to moist conditions and should not be allowed to dry out. May require supplemental watering during drought or extended heat.
Not particular about soil pH but grows best in rich soils.
Somewhat tolerant of urban pollution and benefits from being planted in a sheltered location.
Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates.
This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.