Acer palmatum 'Stella Rossa' - 50-60 CM C7.5

Description
The Japanese maple 'Stella Rossa' (Acer palmatum) is a multi-stemmed, umbrella-shaped, picturesque, roundish 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 'Stella Rossa', cut, 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 7 metres and grows to a width of around 7 metres.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Acer italum, Acer opulifolium, Acer palmatum dissectum 'Stella Rossa'.

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

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Japanese maple 'Stella Rossa's are medium green, dark red, cut, opposite, lobed. They are about 6 - 11 cm in size. Japanese maple 'Stella Rossa' turns bright orange-red in autumn.

Bark
Smooth bark.

Spread
Japan to Korea.

Frost hardiness
The Japanese maple 'Stella Rossa' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Japanese maple 'Stella Rossa' is a multi-stemmed, umbrella-shaped, roundish growing, picturesque large shrub. It usually reaches a height of 5 - 7 m and is approx. 5 - 7 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
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground 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 'Stella Rossa' appear in clusters in May.

Use
Solitary, container, heather garden, balcony/patio

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