Acer palmatum 'Sharp's Pygmy'
Common name:
Sharp's Pygmay Japanese Maple
Pronunciation:
A-ser pal-MAY-tum
Family:
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Small tree, dwarf form of Acer palmatum, habit is compact, dense, rounded crown, slow growing, seldom reaches over 4 ft tall. Leaves small, 5 lobed, margins coarsely toothed, lustrous green at first but changing to a fiery orange in fall.
- Full sun. Often used in bonsai
- Hardy to USDA Zone 5 Found as a chance seedling and introduced by Dave Sharp of Sharp's Nursery in Sandy, Oregon in 1985.
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