Nom vernaculaire
Japanese maple 'Little Princess'
Famille
Sapindaceae
Dwarf Japanese maple with flat spherical habit. Small green plum leaves lined with purple and red orange in autumn. Height of 1,5m.
Classification
Trees and shrubs
Climat
Zone 5: from -29°C to -23°C
Couleur de feuille
Exposition
Sheltered winds
Sunny
Part shade
Hauteur minimum
100cm
Hauteur max
150cm
Encombrement min
100cm
Encombrement max
200cm
Intérêts remarquables
Foliage
Période
In spring
In autumn
Type de sol
Acidic
Neutral
Utilisation au jardin
Bonzai
Parterre
Pot and tray (terrace and balcony)
Rockery
General description
- Origin
- Horticultural production.
- Climate
- It is resistant to -25 ° C.
- Exposure
- Partial shade to full sun, warm location, sheltered from dry winds.
- Soil
- Slightly acidic to slightly calcareous, well drained.
- Growth
- Slow and steady.
- Pathology
- Aphids, beetles which feed on the leaves, phytoplasmas which are bacteria at the origin of the formation of witches' brooms.
- Propagation
- By grafting.
- Pruning
- Usually size is not necessary. However, this maple is easy to guide and cut to obtain the desired shape. Pruning is practiced at the end of the fall, possibly to remove dead wood.
- Use
- This harmonious little tree finds its place in all gardens, on the edge of flowerbeds or lakes, in large rockeries, in Zen gardens. It is very suitable for making bonsai or growing in pots.
- Note
- It is sometimes found in specialized nurserymen.
General physiology
- Dimensions
- Height and width of 1.5m.
- Habit
- Small dwarf tree whose crown is in a ball slightly flattened, even very flattened, regular and dense. It is often grafted onto a stem then naturally taking on the appearance of a small ball tree. With age, the antlers can be particularly tortured giving the appearance of a bonsai without needing to be pruned.
- Bark
- Brown to greenish, smooth.
Leaves
- Shape
- Opposite leaves, simple, palmate: 5 to 7 entire lobes, pointed, with fine margin. They are 4 to 6cm long and wide. Elegant star leaves.
- Colour
- Light green, ocher bordered with purple in spring, turning completely green in summer. Purple to red or orange in fall. The color is accentuated when the plant is in partial shade and sheltered from dry winds.
- Buds
- Small red and pointed buds, they measure from 2 to 4mm.
- Note
- Deciduous foliage.
Flowers
- Flowering time
- They appear at the same time as the leaves in March-April.
April-May. - Shape
- Corymb from 3 to 4cm with 10 to 20 flowers.
- Colour
- Red to crimson red, tinged with yellow.
Fruits
- Shape
- Winged bisamares forming an obtuse angle up to 180 °. The wingspan of the fruit easily reaches 3cm.
- Colour
- Green then red.
- Seeds
- Round to oval, pointed at the end, strongly ribbed shell, pink tinged with green. 6 to 8mm long.
- Note
- Pollenization occurs only by wind.