Acer palmatum 'HERHAIM' Japanese maple

Herhaim is a breathtaking German variety of Japanese maple with cheerful colours. It is best renowned for its bright red and glossy branches which keep their colour all year round. In spring emerge deciduous, deeply palmate but not dissected, bright yellow-green leaves with rosy margins which mature to richer green shade that does not get dark but remains fresh until autumn when they turn vibrant shades in the best show of the season like an exuberant performer at Rio de Janeiro festival: vivid pink, soft salmon pink, orange and yellow.

Herhaim maple forms a bushy and upright habit when young, forming an almost spherical shape with age. As it keeps a nice shape on its own it requires no or minimum pruning. Yet it can be pruned or trimmed, best in frost-free periods of winter.

Japanese maples need constantly moist soil that has to be well-drained, acidic to neutral, and medium fertile. Keep it mulched all year round. It will love a location with high air humidity, e.g. at a river bank or near a pond but it is not a must. Grow it in full sun for best colour. Fully hardy to min. -27°C (USDA zone 5b).

Last update 16-10-2018