How fast do Japanese Maples grow?
 

Hi All,

I know there are many varieties of these trees. The kind I am
interested in is the green broad leaf ( not the thread leaf ) variety. I
am not sure what the botanical name is. How long would it typically take
for it to become let's say 10 ft. tall? 5, 10, 20 years?

many thanks,

B

In article et, Barry
Andrews wrote:

Hi All,

I know there are many varieties of these trees. The kind I am
interested in is the green broad leaf ( not the thread leaf ) variety. I
am not sure what the botanical name is. How long would it typically take
for it to become let's say 10 ft. tall? 5, 10, 20 years?

many thanks,

B

Typical greenleaf Japanese maple is seed-grown & reaches ten feet in ten
years, will eventually max out in the 15 to 25 foot range. Atropurpureum
is often seed-grown as well & about the same size -- these are essentially
the wild forms of Acer palmatum or Japanese maple & the fastest growing.
Grafted named cultivars tend to grow more slowly, though even many of the
upright dwarfs are easily six feet in ten years & will eventually be ten
to fifteen feet or larger.

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