{"id":240,"date":"2025-09-25T18:35:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=240"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:35:28","slug":"japanese-maple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/japanese-maple\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Maple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Acer palmatum<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Japanese maple is one of the most popular ornamental trees. It is cultivated worldwide and known for its striking red foliage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>See if you can spot one as you enter the Magnolia Trail from Lovell Street. Its unique branch structure helps it stand out!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-maple-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Maple Tree leaves\" class=\"wp-image-242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-maple-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-maple-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-maple-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/japanese-maple-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f2ad5aa5844c5b305eddaf18cea218e4 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">Hadwen first notes the Japanese maple in a lecture in 1900. To him, the maple was \u201ca favorite tree which well repays the attention it receives.\u201d In fact, he notes that \u201cthe whole family is one of great beauty and its members are in the front rank of deciduous trees.\u201d Since then, the Japanese maple has been documented consistently in the arboretum through the 1900s and into the present day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese maple is a deciduous species in the family Sapindaceae native to Japan, Chinese Korea, and small parts of eastern Mongolia and Russia. This small tree typically grows from 20\u201330 feet (6\u201310 meters) in height and often takes on a multi-stem form and dome-like canopy. The leaves of this tree are its most distinct characteristic, with five to nine lobes with pointed tips and deep red color. The multi-colored flowers are small with red petals and five white petals. The fruits of the Japanese maple are two-winged samaras, typical of many maple species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese maple prefers at least partial shade and well-drained soils. In its natural habitat, it can often be found as an understory tree. Despite growing in the wild, the Japanese maple is an enormously popular ornamental tree worldwide and has been cultivated in Japan since the 1800s. Over a thousand cultivars have been developed to emphasize difficult attributes of the Japanese maple, including the popular Bloodgood Japanese maple, Emperor Japanese maple, and Beni Gawa Japanese maple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acer palmatum Japanese maple is one of the most popular ornamental trees. It is cultivated worldwide and known for its striking red foliage. 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