Acer palmatum 'Burgundy Lace' - 50-60 CM C5

Description
The Japanese maple 'Burgundy Lace' (Acer palmatum) is a multi-stemmed, umbrella-shaped, picturesque, compact, shrub-like large shrub that produces purple-red flowers arranged in clusters. They appear in May. These produce red-brown winged fruits. In addition, the Japanese maple 'Burgundy Lace', cut, deeply slit, medium green leaves are dark red in colour. In a sunny to semi-shady, wind-protected location with well-drained, humus-rich soil, it usually reaches a height of around 3 metres and grows to a width of around 3 metres.

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

Bulletpoints
* picturesque large shrub * attractive orange-red autumn colouring * tolerates pruning * easy to care for

leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Japanese maple 'Burgundy Lace's are medium green, dark red, cut, deeply slit, opposite, lobed, toothed. They are about 6 - 11 cm in size. Japanese maple 'Burgundy Lace' turns bright orange-red in autumn.

Bark
Smooth bark.

Spread
Japan to Korea.

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

Growth
Japanese maple 'Burgundy Lace' is a multi-stemmed, umbrella-shaped, compact, shrub-like, picturesque large shrub. It usually reaches a height of 2.5 - 3 m and is approx. 2.5 - 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 'Burgundy Lace' appear in clusters in May.

Use
Solitary

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