Acer palmatum Japanese maple (Aceraceae) Deciduous tree

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Acer palmatum
Japanese maple
Deciduous tree
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The Acer palmatum plant species is found in E. Asia - Japan It is a member of the Aceraceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Japanese maple. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. polymorphum

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Latin Name:  Acer palmatum
Common Name:  Japanese maple
Family:  Aceraceae
Author:  Thunb.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  8   Mature Width:  6

Habitat:  Woods and thickets in a wide range of soils and exposures in lowland and mountains to 3000 metres in C. and S. Japan[58, 200].

Edible Uses: The sap contains a certain amount of sugar and can either be used as a drink, or can be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water[105, 177, 183]. The syrup is used as a sweetener on many foods. The concentration of sugar is considerably lower than in the sugar maples (A. saccharum). The tree trunk is tapped in the early spring, the sap flowing better on warm sunny days following a frost. The best sap production comes from cold-winter areas with continental climates. Leaves - cooked[105, 177, 179]. We have eaten nicer leaves[K].

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