Acer shirasawanum

Native Range

Species native to Japan.

Leaf and Bark Features

Golden yellow fall color.

Culture and Care

Plant in average, moist, well-drained soil, in afternoon part-shade for best foliage color - heat may scorch leaves, protect from wind. Susceptible to verticillium wilt, leaf/root/collar rots, anthracnose, canker, aphids, scale, and borers, though none are typically serious problems.

Suggested Uses

Used as an understory planting.

Taxa and Plants of this Species at BCA

The following taxa are (or were) represented in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. Additional taxa may be available in the trade that are not included here.

  • Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' // Golden Fullmoon Maple; Shirasawa Maple
    Tree. **Slowly grows to 10-20' tall and wide, usually as a single trunked tree but can also grow as multi-stemmed shrub. Reddish-purple flowers in erect corymbs bloom in the spring. Fruits are attractive red samaras, up to 3/4" long, which contrast with the foliage. Leaves are 11-13 lobed, 2.5" across, golden yellow and sometimes edged with red. Lobes are sharply and irregularly toothed, ovate and lanceolate, sinuses shallow.
    BT008680b