Acer palmatum ‘Peve Starfish’
Acer palmatum 'Peve Starfish' is an distinctive cultivar with super cool red-purple leaves with downward curving lobes that resemble a starfish!

Acer palmatum ‘Peve Starfish’ is an distinctive upright, deciduous tree with a broad stocky form. The super cool red-purple leaves have downward curving lobes that resemble a starfish! Fall colour is intense crimson. 10′ tall by 6′ wide in 10 years. Japanese maples change through the seasons generally offering different colours and foliage patterns through spring, summer, and fall. We choose our photo to show the most distinctive characters but an internet image search will help you understand how each cultivar will change through the seasons. For the 2025 Rare Flowering Tree Pre-Order plants will be in 1g pots, branched and 1-2 feet tall.
Common Name: Japanese Maple - [RFT Pre-Order]
Family: Aceraceae (The Maple Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 6-10'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Foliage Colour: Good Fall Colour, Burgundy/Red/Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Tree
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woods and thickets in a wide range of soils and exposures in lowland and mountains to 3000 metres.
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin: