Hogyoku Japanese Maple
Hogyoku Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Hogyoku')
Height: 15 feet Spread: 15 feet Sunlight: Partial shade Hardiness Zone: 6a Group/Class: Amoenum
Description: The Hogyoku Japanese Maple is a remarkable variety known for its attractive green leaves that taper to a point. In the fall, the foliage transforms into delightful shades of orange to red. This vigorous grower is more adaptable to diverse growing conditions compared to many others in its species.
Ornamental Features:
Form: Upright and spreading habit of growth.
Foliage: Attractive green deciduous foliage with pointy palmate leaves that turn outstanding shades of orange and red in the fall.
Landscape Attributes:
Deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit.
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
Hedges/Screening
General Garden Use
Planting & Growing:
Grows to about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet.
Low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, suitable for planting under power lines.
Grows at a slow rate and can live for 60 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 type or pH.
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.