Jeddeloh Orange Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum ‘Jeddeloh Orange’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Height at Maturity: 4-5′ at 10 years of age; 6’+ at maturity

Width at Maturity: 4-5′ at 10 years of age; 7’+ at maturity

Growth Habit / Form: Weeping Mound

Growth Rate: Moderate

Foliage Color in Spring: Bright to Lime Green with Orange and Red highlights

Foliage Color in Summer: Green and Burgundy leaves have Orange and Red margins and Orange-Red new growth

Foliage Color in Fall: Brilliant Orange

Winter Color: Orange twigs

Light Needs: Full Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Filtered Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun, All Day Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established

Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt

Drainage: Moist But Well Drained – Well drained soil is a must!

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 is ideal

Maintenance: Low

Resistances: Deer – more info, Heat Tolerant, Insect, Disease, Sun Tolerant

Description

An absolutely beautiful tree with vivid coloring spring through fall and good sun tolerance, the Jeddeloh Orange Japanese Maple is a weeping lace leaf that forms a mound to 5 feet tall and equally as wide at 10 years of age. In spring lacy leaves emerge a bright to lime green with orange to red highlight all over. In summer the leaves turn a medium green and burgundy with orange and red margins. Flushes on new growth in summer are shades of orange-red. As temperatures cool down in fall the leaves put on spectacular show of brilliant orange that is truly a sight to behold!

Landscape & Garden Uses

To showcase its magnificence and beauty, Jeddeloh Orange Japanese Maple is best used in the landscape as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, you can plant it in spaced groupings of three where space allows, or use two to frame and entrance. or plant one on both sides of an entryway. Also extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai. Click on the link below under Helpful Articles for Japanese Maple container planting instructions.

Suggested Spacing: At least 8 feet apart for space between trees

Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape…that is, if you don’t overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when choosing companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, make sure to select low-growing shrubs or groundcovers that won’t interfere at all with your tree.

Growing Preferences

Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees. They are very easy to grow. They are extremely easy to grow in containers.

In their natural habitat, Japanese Maples are understory trees, growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. That said, J3eddeloh Orange has demonstrated excellent sun tolerance.

Most any average garden soil will grow Japanese Maples. They prefer a moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants and trees, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. So make sure to plant your Japanese Maple in a well-drained site.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Japanese Maple trees.

How To Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In The Ground

How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot

How To Fertilize And Water A Japanese Maple Tree

How To Prune A Japanese Maple

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