Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku'
Object Details
- Description
- Sometimes called the Coral Bark Maple, this Japanese Maple is distinctive for its pink-red bark, from which it gets its name (“Sango kaku” refers to forming the shape of coral). Its bark color is most noticeable in the winter and on young branches. The 5-7 lobed, deeply cut leaves of this tree come in yellow-green in the spring, turn green in the summer, and become a vibrant yellow in the fall.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 20 F
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Cultivated
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- On Display
- Arts and Industries Building
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2011-2623A
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Common Name
- Coral Bark Japanese Maple
- Japanese Maple
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Acer
- Species
- palmatum
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Average Height
- 20-25'
- Bark Characteristics
- Mature, grey; new, bright red to pink
- Fall Color
- Vivid yellow
- Foliage Characteristics
- Opposite, simple, palmate, 5 to 7 lobes; 2" long; yellow in spring, green in summer, yellow in fall
- Fruit Characteristics
- Samaras ripen in late summer to fall
- Structure
- Rounded
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2011-2623A
