Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream' (M/v)
Japanese maple 'Peaches and Cream'
A deciduous, round-headed tree or shrub to 4m tall and wide. Its deeply-divided and lobed leaves emerge in spring creamy-white with green veins and the tips and margins tinged a pinkish-red. This pinkish-red colouring fades as the leaves mature in summer before turning yellow-orange in autumn. Small purple-red flowers may be followed by winged fruit in autumn
Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metresTime to ultimate height
20–50 yearsUltimate spread
2.5–4 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Red Purple | Cream Green Pink | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Green | |||
Autumn | Yellow Orange Red | Brown | ||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing or North–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Acer can be deciduous trees or large shrubs with paired, often palmately-lobed leaves and small flowers followed by characteristic winged fruits. Many have fine autumn colour, and some have ornamental stems
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a place sheltered from cold drying winds and from late frosts, in full sun where its colours will develop best or in light dappled shade, in moist but well-drained neutral or acidic soil that does not dry out in summer or become waterlogged in winter, and protect roots with an open-textured organic mulch such as coarse bark; for more advice, see Japanese maple cultivation
Propagation
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Hedging and screens
Pruning
Pruning group 1 (little or no pruning of trees and shrubs) and prune if necessary only from late autumn to midwinter
Pests
May be susceptible to Acer gall mite, aphids, caterpillars and horse chestnut scale
Diseases
May be susceptible to Verticillium wilt, Acer leaf scorch and honey fungus
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