«Atropurpureum» Organic Acer Seeds
1.14 €
Large upright shrub or small tree up to 4 m in height, leaves 5-9-palmate-lobed, initially bright red, later dark red, blooms in May, wonderful shrub for small gardens and containers.
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Maple fan / palm-leaved "Atropurpureum" / Acer palmatum "Atropurpureum"
Large upright shrub or small tree up to 4 m high and 3 m wide, sometimes with several shoots. With age, it grows faster in width than in height, slow-growing. Annual growth is about 15 cm.
Crown shape: round or umbrella-shaped. The leaves are 5-9-palmate-lobed, initially bright red, later dark red. The flowers are purple in few-flowered, drooping corymbose panicles. Fruits are bare, about 1-2 cm long. Poorly tolerates drought and excessive soil moisture.
Requires sunny or semi-shady, warm, sheltered places, as well as fertile and sufficiently moist soil. It is recommended to cover young specimens for the winter. Blooms in May. An excellent shrub for small gardens and containers.
Propagation: By grafting or by cuttings, but can also be propagated from seed and seedlings tend to grow faster and more confidently
Recommendedin single and group plantings on the lawn and other decorative compositions. Especially appreciated for its unusually beautiful leaf pattern and incredibly intense coloration during the fall.