Acer palmatum 'Aoyagi' - 80-100 CM C10

Description
The Japanese maple 'Ao Yagi Gawa' (Acer palmatum) is a multi-stemmed, umbrella-shaped, picturesque, deciduous large shrub with decorative, cut, medium green leaves with light green markings. 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 3.5 metres and grows to a width of around 3 metres.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Acer palmatum 'Aoyagi Gawa'.

Bulletpoints
* picturesque large shrub * beautiful foliage * attractive orange-red, lemon-yellow autumn colouring * tolerates pruning * easy to care for

leaves
High leaf ornamental value. The deciduous leaves of the Japanese maple 'Ao Yagi Gawa's are medium green, light green, cut, opposite, lobed. They are about 6 - 11 cm in size. Japanese maple 'Ao Yagi Gawa' is bright orange-red to lemon yellow in autumn.

Bark
Greenish-yellow, smooth bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Spread
Japan to Korea.

Frost hardiness
The Japanese maple 'Ao Yagi Gawa' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Japanese maple 'Ao Yagi Gawa' is a multi-stemmed, umbrella-shaped, picturesque large shrub. It usually reaches a height of 2.5 - 3.5 m and is approx. 2 - 3 m wide. 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
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 Japanese maple 'Ao Yagi Gawa' appear in clusters in May.

Use
Solitary

Root
Acer palmatum 'Ao Yagi Gawa' is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms finely branched roots.