Vibrant Red Japanese Maple Acer Palmatum Leaves Stock Photography

Acer palmatum, commonly known as red emperor maple, palmate maple, 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, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors. Acer palmatum is a deciduous shrub or small tree reaching heights of 20 to 33 ft rarely 52 ft, often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground. In habit, its canopy often takes on a dome-like form, especially when mature.