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Acer palmatum var. dissectum  |
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Threadleaf Japanese Maple |
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Japan |
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Upright to weeping, mound-like
in outline, dense, often multistemmed. |
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15-25 feet tall with a similar
or greater spread. |
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Flowers are purple, small,
borne in a small, stalked corymb,
not important. |
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May-June |
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Leaves are
opposite, simple, 2-5 inches long, divided
nearly to the base into 7, 9 or 11 lobes, each
lobe divided like a pinnate leaf,
bloodred leaves, delicately cut, with
gracefully pendant branches |
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Fall color is bronze or
purplish. |
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Bark is medium gray in color,
with chalky-white stripes. |
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Fruit is a samara, ˝ inch
long, not important. |
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'Flavescens' - yellowish foliage
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'Omaturn' - brilliantly red-colored foliage
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'Virdis' - green
foliage
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