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Acer palmatum 'Sensu' (Japanese Maple)

Acer 'Palmatum Sensu Japanese'

Also known as Japanese Maple

$125.00
☀SunFull sun to part shade
💧WaterModerate
🌡ZonesUSDA 4-9
🦌DeerResistant
🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Acer palmatum 'Sensu' (Japanese Maple), 'Sensu' is valued in the landscape for character, form, and seasonal interest.

Japanese Maple , refined small ornamental tree with countless cultivars in red, green, gold, variegated, lace-leaf, and weeping forms. Brilliant fall color and exquisite leaf texture.

Part shade to part sun suits this species. Plant in humus-rich, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Hardy USDA Zone 5 to 8. Site sheltered from hot afternoon sun and drying wind in PNW summers. Watch for verticillium wilt and pseudomonas tip dieback in wet springs. Avoid heavy pruning.

For a Pacific Northwest native counterpart in scale and bloom, consider Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon / Western Serviceberry) for white spring flowers and edible blue berries, or Cornus nuttallii (Pacific Dogwood) for show-stopping spring bracts in light shade.

Plant Details

Botanical
Acer 'Palmatum Sensu Japanese'
Common name
Japanese Maple
Lifecycle
Perennial
Foliage type
Deciduous
Mature size
varies (10 to 80 ft by species) tall × — wide
Growth rate
Slow to moderate
Bloom time
Spring
Bloom color
Red, Purple
Foliage color
Green

Care Notes

Humus-rich, well-drained, slightly acidic soil with consistent moisture. Provide afternoon shade, especially at the PNW coast; lacy-leaved dissectum types need extra shelter from wind. Prune lightly in late winter for structure; avoid heavy cuts. Watch for verticillium wilt (sterilize tools between cuts), aphids, and pseudomonas tip dieback in wet springs.

Garden Attributes

  • Pacific NW native
  • Deer resistant
  • Coastal suitable
  • Grown organically
  • Pollinator value: Bees, Native bees
  • Wildlife: Bird forage, Bird habitat, Small mammal forage
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