Japanese maple
noun
: a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree
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For example, opt for small trees such as Japanese maple, flowering dogwood, crabapple, serviceberry, and redbud rather than towering shade trees.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Made from 100% Peruvian cotton, it is graced by the brand’s iconic logo, which contrary to popular belief is in fact a Japanese maple leaf.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
The Johnstons preserved more than 30 trees at Bryant Heights, from Douglas firs and cedars to oak trees and Japanese maples.
—Bellamy Pailthorp, NPR, 11 June 2025
The list includes Japanese maples, dogwoods, aucubas, mahonias, hostas, ferns, hellebores, summer phlox, ajuga, colocasias, oxalis, cast iron plants (aspidistras), cleyeras, and ‘Texas Gold’ columbines, among many others.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Made from 100% Peruvian cotton, it is graced by the brand’s iconic logo, which contrary to popular belief is in fact a Japanese maple leaf.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
The Johnstons preserved more than 30 trees at Bryant Heights, from Douglas firs and cedars to oak trees and Japanese maples.
—Bellamy Pailthorp, NPR, 11 June 2025
The list includes Japanese maples, dogwoods, aucubas, mahonias, hostas, ferns, hellebores, summer phlox, ajuga, colocasias, oxalis, cast iron plants (aspidistras), cleyeras, and ‘Texas Gold’ columbines, among many others.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
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“Japanese maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20maple. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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