SKEETERS BROOM JAPANESE MAPLE
ACER PAL SKEETERS BROOM
Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
photo courtesy of Greenleaf Nursery
Genus: ACER
Protected Series:
Height: 4-5 Feet Tall
Spread: 4-5 Feet Wide
Color: red fall color
Part Sun Shade Plants
Part Sun Shade Deciduous Tree Plants
Deciduous Tree
Zone: 5
#0002
ACER PAL SKEETERS BROOM
Grower Notes:
Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' is commonly referred to as Skeeter's Broom Japanese Maple. It is a small deciduous shrub with small, sharply lobed leaves that emerge red in spring and mature to purple through summer. It features attractive bright red fall color. It is easy to grow and a sport of Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'.
Skeeter's Broom Japanese Maple has a narrow, upright form and thrives in full to part sun in rich, slightly acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soil. It is ideal for small gardens, containers or as a specimen plant.
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(Acer) Maple Varieties:
Amur | Big Tooth | Black | Box Elder | Full Moon | Fernleaf Full Moon | Hedge | Henry | Japanese | Japanese-Laceleaf | Korean | Manchurian | Miyabe | Norway | Paperbark | Red | Red/Silver | Shantung | Shebold | Shirasawas | Silver | Striped | Sugar | Sycamore | Tatarian | Trident | Vine
Other Deciduous Trees
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