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Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' - Full Moon Maple from Quackin Grass Nursery

Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’ – A gorgeous slow growing tree. The Full Moon Maple harbors slightly greater hardiness than A. palmatum, the Japanese Maple. An open, very slow growing upright tree with deeply incised foliage very reminiscent of some of the refined weeping, cut-leaf Acer palmatum forms. ‘Aconitifolium’ should not be confused with the Golden Full Moon Maple with its exceptional yellow leaves. Each leaf of 'Aconitifolium' is composed of deeply incised lobes. Leaves turn brilliant red in the autumn before exposing the handsome framework made of smooth gray branches. But orange tones are sometimes the autumn highlight. Our two specimens have proved to be slow growers having attained 12 feet (in full sun) to 14 feet (in open dappled light) in 20 years. Personally, this is a tree I would not be without for its consistent beauty, handsome stature and glorious fall color. Where 'Aconitifolium' was found - either in the wild or erupted in a nursery perhaps - the species originates in Japan, Manchuria and Korea. Site ‘Aconitifolium’ in open/dappled shade to full sun planted in fertile soil. Cutting grown.