Osakazuki Japanese Maple

Osakazuki Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki')
Height: 20 feet Spread: 25 feet Sunlight: Partial shade Hardiness Zone: 5b Group/Class: Amoenum
 
Description: The Osakazuki Japanese Maple is a remarkable small tree ideal for home landscapes. Known for its stunning fall colors in vibrant shades of red and orange, it also boasts a wonderfully shapely growth habit and fine winter texture. This cultivar deserves a prominent place in the front yard with plenty of room to grow.
 
Ornamental Features:
Form: Globe-shaped form.
Flowers: Subtle corymbs of red flowers appear above the foliage in mid-spring before the leaves.
Foliage: Light green deciduous foliage that turns outstanding shades of yellow, orange, and scarlet in the fall.
Bark: Rough gray bark and red branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Open deciduous tree with a rounded form.
Average texture that blends into the landscape; can be balanced with one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for a well-composed look.
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 25 feet.
Low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, suitable for planting under power lines.
Grows at a slow 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.