Golden Fullmoon Maple                        A-ser shir-ah-sa-WAN-um

• Broadleaf deciduous tree/shrub, slow growing but may reach 16-20 ft (5-6 m) high with an equal spread. Leaves simple, opposite, to 6 x 6 cm, suboricular, 11-13 lobed, acuminate, bright yellow to greenish-yellow (depending on exposure), may be golden-yellow to orange in the fall, but often shows little color (van Gelderen and van Gelderen, 1999).
• Shade, may scorch in the sun in hot weather, protect from late spring frosts and wind.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6       Introduced into Holland from Japan in about 1865 and into England by 1881 (Jacobson, 1996).
• Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden
• Portland, Oregon: Crystal Springs