Species profile
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
3,336 on Toronto's streets — 0.48% of the city's catalogued canopy.
🍁 Fall colour Oct 10 – Nov 1: red-purple, late and long-held
Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple, is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, 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.