Acer truncatum ~ Shantung Maple size-5-g Its large moptop clusters open

Its large moptop clusters open white and ages depending on the soil PH -acidic soils produce soft pink

brighter yellow cup shaped flowers bloom profusely from spring into summer

The sparkling white semi-double flowers with small yellow stamen bloom from mid-fall into winter which attracts butterflies

Some susceptibility to leaf spots and rusts

Ivory Camellia has heavy blooms of large white fully double carnation like flowers in fall which attracts butterflies

Acer truncatum ~ Shantung Maple size-5-g Its large moptop clusters openShantung Maple is a small densely branched deciduous tree with a rounded crown. The large triangular 5 lobed leaves emerge reddish purple and mature to medium green before earning shades of yellow and orange with occasional hues of purple or red in fall. Small non showy umbels of greenish yellow flowers bloom mid spring followed by samaras. Grows best in rich and moist well drained acidic soils. Type: Tree Origins: Northern China and Korea Height: 20