Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
Object Details
- Description
- ‘Atropurpureum’ (“dark purple”) is a cultivar of the Japanese Maple which has leaves that change color through the seasons. In spring, they start as a dark purple-red, fade to green in the summer, and turn orange and red in the fall. This tree grows from 15 to 25 feet, with an equal spread.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 20 F
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Range
- Cultivated
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Freer Gallery
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2011-0402A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Japanese Red Maple
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Acer
- Species
- palmatum
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Bark Characteristics
- New twigs are green to reddish
- Fall Color
- Red
- Foliage Characteristics
- Simple, plamate, opposite, serrate, and lobed. 2" to 4". Leaves start reddish-purple, fade to green by July, and turn to red in the fall
- Fruit Characteristics
- Samara, .5" to 1", red
- Structure
- Vase; round
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2011-0402A
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