Acer palmatum Thunb., Syst. Veg. ed. 14 911 1784. (Syn: Acer dissectum Thunb.; Acer eupalmatum (Schwer.) Koidz.; Acer formosum Carrière; Acer japonicum var. polymorphum (Sieb. & Zucc.) Veitch; Acer jucundum Carrière; Acer palmatum var. amabile Koidz.; Acer palmatum subvar eupalmatum Schwer.; Acer palmatum f. pilosum (Nakai) M. Kim; Acer palmatum var. pilosum Nakai; Acer palmatum var. quinquelobum K. Koch; Acer palmatum var. spectabile Koidz.; Acer palmatum var. thunbergii Pax; Acer polymorphum Siebold & Zucc.; Acer polymorphum var. palmatum (Thunb.) Koch; Acer polymorphum var. thunbergii (Pax) Dieck;  Acer roseomarginatum var. eupalmatum (Schwer.) Koidz.; Acer sessilifolium Siebold & Zucc.; Negundo sessilifolium Miq.);
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Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, China (Anhui, Fujian, Guizhou, ?Hebei, S-Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, ?Liaoning, Shandong, ?Sichuan, Zhejiang), Germany (I), USA (I) (District of Columbia (I), Delaware (I), New York (I), Ohio (I), Pennsylvania (I)), Canada (I) (Ontario (I)), Slovakia (I), Croatia (I) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Acer palmatum, called Japanese Maple or Smooth Japanese Maple (Japanese: irohamomiji, イロハモミジ, or momiji, 紅葉) is a species of woody plant native to Japan, North Korea, South Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia.[2] Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their attractive leaf shapes and colours.

Acer palmatum is a deciduous shrub or small tree reaching heights of 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft), rarely 16 metres (52 ft), often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground. In habit, it is often shaped like a hemisphere (especially when younger) or takes on a dome-like form, especially when mature.[3] The leaves are 4–12 cm long and wide, palmately lobed with five, seven, or nine acutely pointed lobes. The flowers are produced in small cymes, the individual flowers with five red or purple sepals and five whitish petals. The fruit is a pair of winged samaras, each samara 2–3 cm long with a 6–8 mm seed. The seeds of Japanese maple and similar species require stratification in order to germinate.[3][4]
Even in nature, Acer palmatum displays considerable genetic variation, with seedlings from the same parent tree typically showing differences in such traits as leaf size, shape, and colour.[3]
(From Wikipedia on 16.1.14)
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Acer palmatum Atropurpureum : For Validation : Srinagar : 11JUN16 : AK-14 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Seen in our hotel garden in Srinagar on 28th April.
Cultivated, garden plant.

It is like Acer palmatum


It looks different from other images at Acer palmatum
Appears more closer to images at Acer japonicum

I believe Acer palmatum cultivar is correct.
Having grown many named Acer palmatum cultivars this appears better than Acer japonica.



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Sapindaceae Fortnight: Acer palmatum from California-GS-13 : Attachments (4).  2 posts by 1 author.
Acer palmatum photographed from Kashmir University Botanical Garden

Please read the subject line as Kashmir


Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Viridis’



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Acer japonicum C.P. Thunberg ex A. Murray (accepted name) : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Old pictures and not so good quality , however sharing which I guess is Acer japonicum C.P. Thunberg ex A. Murray (accepted name) shot at White Monastery Kathmandu hillside Nepal on 16 March 2013 at 4700 ft.

I think this may be Acer palmatum Thunberg as per keys in Flora of China.


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Ornamental Bush for ID : Bhimtal,Uttarakhand : 010413 : AK-2 : Attachments (5).  5 posts by 3 authors.
A cultivated, ornamental, garden bush seen in a resort at Bhimtal on 23/3/13.
Name given by the gardener was Maple.


I think this looks like Acer palmatum !!



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Sapindaceae Fortnight :: Acer japonicum?? Mountainview USA SMP7 : Attachments (1).  1 post by 1 author.
Sharing an image hopefully of Acer japonicum.

I think may be some cultivar of Acer palmatum as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_palmatum



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Plant for ID – 140811 – RK:
Request ID of this plant. Looks like a dwarf variety. The leaves had dried in March but the plant burst into foliage mid-April.
Date/Time – 27-04-11/around 7am
Location – Los Altos,California
Habitat – Garden
Plant Habit – Dwarf tree [ ? ]
Ht – 41/2′
Flowers, Fruits not seen in March-April
Leaves about 6” across

Yes this is Acer palmatum commonly known as Japanese maple
very common garden plant in north america …


This NOT the japanese maple… this is one of the japanese maples… original Japanese maple introduced  has leaves, smaller of course, but identifiable in shape and outline as typical maple… this tree’s leaves are (for lack of technical term) deeply lobated…. almost like fingers….
this Acer palmatum is often a subject of Bonsai makers…


There are at least two species of Japanese maples: Acer japonicum and Acer palmatum. More accurately, however, Acer japonicum is downy Japanese maple, and Acer palmatum as Smooth Japanese maple.


This question was actually for .. Now I understood after … reply.
The common name Japanese maple includes at least two botanically named species
Acer japonicum and Acer palmatum which again has 3 recognized subspecies and many cultivars….(Wikipedia)
   – Acer palmatum subsp. palmatum. Leaves small, 4–7 cm wide, with five  or seven lobes and double-serrate margins; seed wings 10–15 mm. Lower altitudes throughout central and southern Japan (not Hokkaido).
Acer palmatum subsp. amoenum (Carrière) H.Hara. Leaves larger, 6–12 cm wide, with seven or nine lobes and single-serrate margins; seed wings 20–25 mm. Higher altitudes throughout Japan and South Korea.
Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae Koidz. Leaves larger, 6–12 cm wide, with seven (rarely five or nine) lobes and double-serrate margins; seed wings 15–25 mm. Higher altitudes throughout Japan

More appropriately Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’



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Sapindaceae Fortnight: Acer palmatum from California-GS-14 : Attachments (3). 1 post by 1 author.
Acer palmatum, photographed from SFO, California


Better identified as Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum atropurpureum’



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Ornemental Plant For ID : California : 30NOV14 : AK-69 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)
Ornamental, potted plant seen in Fremont on 9/10/14.
Acer Species?
Acer palmatum, ref … post from California?


Yes, the cultivar ‘Dissectum’ perhaps.


Can this be Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Viridis’?


I agree with … who has named it Acer palmatum seems to be correct.


More appropriately Acer palmatum ‘Dessectum Viridis’ as per the following thread
Atlanta, Georgia : 25JAN19 : AK-57 (google.com)



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Tree for ID : Atlanta, Georgia : 20JAN19 : AK-39 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)
Small tree in the hotel garden where I was staying.
Seems to be Acer Species.

its sweet gum tree: Liquidamber styraciflua. if you were staying there what prevented you from taking all the appropriate pictures?


With my limited knowledge and due respects to you, I will differ on this one.
This is definitely not Liquidambar styraciflua.
This looks more closer to Acer palmatum, the Japanese Maple.
I have posted Liquidambar styraciflua from California before.
… has taught me that tree. And whatever he has taught, is well remembered.

Ok, thanks. so which variety do you think this is? do you have the entire tree… its trunk, shape of the branches? and the canopy.
they are distinctly different in sweetgum versus most of the japanese maple grown in north american landscapes
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there are at least 18 varieties that they show in this slideshow  in Better homes and Gardens,
a journal for  homemakers. (i think there are more)
https://www.bhg.com/gardening/japanese-maples/

Here is the picture of the tree.
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great. the branching pattern seems natural i.e. before being pruned to human will…
does not seem to fit the graceful curvy branches of  Japanese maple

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your tree has one linear slender stem going straight up
with branches like hands stretched up straight pointing up
could be many things but not japanese maple.
… by now you know that in case of living things like animals and trees plants etc. there is nothing written in stone. variations galore.
but certain basic designs do prevail, most of the time. most of the diagnosis we make based on one two three or four pictures are guesses
based on patterns

I guess it is more close to Acer palmatum but not sure.



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Atlanta, Georgia : 25JAN19 : AK-57 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Cultivated Acer Species seen in the hotel garden.
Could be Acer palmatum dissectum?

I am agree with Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Viridis’



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Acer Species for ID : Atlanta, Georgia : 25JAN19 : AK-59 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)
Acer Species seen in the hotel garden

Acer palmatum Japonicum ?


pictures of the beautiful architectural stem and branches???


Let me check for more pictures.


Here are some more pictures. Hope they are helpful.
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Please look at Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’

yes. this is Japanese maple. see how easy it becomes. the branches near the lower part of mainstem have indication of how graful they will become as it ages …

thats why we plant japanese maple. small beautiful tree with graceful branches and shapes and when leaves fall off.
all winter we have the stem and branches to look at. of course it never is quite totally without all leaves. thats the saving grace.
NOT bloodgood. you have green leaves turning orangish-red to burgundy with start of cold…
what you have is japanese maple usual larger leaf variety
Acer palmatum, very common.


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Sapindaceae Fortnight: Acer sp from California for ID-GS-18 : Attachments (3). 1 post by 1 author.
Acer sp., photographed from Sunnyvale California. Pl. help in ID

I hope Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ also sold as A. palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’



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Sapindaceae Fortnight :: Acer sp. USA. SMP 8 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.
One more Acer species with green leaves from USA. Planted sp.

Acer palmatum Thunb. !


I think yes A palmatum.



Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’ from Canada-GS23112021-1: 2 images.
Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’
clicked from Japanese Park, Mississauga, Canada, 7-9-2019.


 


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