Acer palm. 'Orange Lace' - 100-125 CM C30

Description
The Japanese maple 'Orange Lace' (Acer palmatum) is an upright, slender, deciduous garden plant with decorative, deeply slit, light green leaves. The golden-orange shoots are also an interesting sight. It also bears purple-red flowers arranged in clusters in May. These produce red-brown winged fruits. In a sunny to semi-shady, wind-protected location with well-drained, humus-rich soil, it usually reaches a height of around 4 metres and grows to a width of around 2.5 metres.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Acer italum, Acer opulifolium.

Bulletpoints
* beautiful foliage * attractive golden-yellow, orange, red autumn colouring * suitable for containers * tolerates pruning * golden-orange shoots * easy to care for

Leaves
High leaf ornamental value. The deciduous leaves of the Japanese maple 'Orange Lace' are light green, deeply slit, opposite and lobed. They are about 6 - 11 cm in size. Golden-orange, early shoots. Japanese maple 'Orange Lace' turns bright golden yellow, orange to red in autumn.

Bark
Fresh green, smooth bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Spread
Japan to Korea.

Frost hardiness
The Japanese maple 'Orange Lace' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Japanese maple 'Orange Lace' is upright and slender in habit. It usually grows 20 - 35 cm per year.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Pruning
This plant is tolerant of pruning.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady, wind-protected position.

Soil
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- Cut and saw wounds as well as broken branches should be treated with a wound sealant as soon as possible to prevent pathogens from entering the plant. - Frozen shoots are cut back to the healthy wood as soon as there is no longer any risk of frost.

Flower
The purple-red flowers of the Japanese maple 'Orange Lace' appear in clusters in May.

Use
Tub, solitary, group planting

Root
Acer palmatum 'Orange Lace' is a shallow-rooted plant and, depending on the soil, forms finely branched roots.