Acer shirasawanum Moonrise

Acer shirasawanum Moonrise has yellow-green to golden foliage with stunning red new growth.

Acer shirasawanum ‘Munn 001’ Moonrise is a small deciduous tree with a full rounded canopy. The foliage is golden yellow to yellowish green with stunning red new growth. It prefers morning sun and afternoon shade in well-drained soil growing to about 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide in 10 years. 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 2024 Rare Flowering Tree Pre-Order plants will be in 1g pots and about 2-3 feet tall.

Common Name:  Full Moon Maple - [RFT Pre-Order]

Family:  Aceraceae (The Maple Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-9

Light:  Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade

Height:  6-10'

Width:  3-5'

Primary Bloom Colour:  Green

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Foliage Colour:  Good Fall Colour, Golden , Burgundy/Red/Purple

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Tree

Bloom Time:  Spring

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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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

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