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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

Family Aceraceae
Plant Type shrub
Zone USDA:   6a - 8b   RHS:   H   EGF:   H2 - H4   Australia:   1 - 2  
Care Level
Height 1.5 - 1.8 m (5 - 6 ft)
Spread 0.9 - 1.5 m (3 - 5 ft)
Light light shade to partial shade
Soil Moisture average, well-drained
Soil Type clay to sandy
Soil pH acidic to neutral

Description The shrub Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' (Japanese maple) bears bright red blossoms during early spring to early summer. This plant is rounded in form and has showy, matte and fine textured foliage that is bright red and medium green in colour. The bark is smooth in texture. Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' (Japanese maple) is a specimen plant and it can serve as a focal point in your garden.
Typical Uses Alpine or rock garden, border, container, specimen and topiary.