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Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' Golden Full Moon Japanese Maple

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Selected Size: 1 gallon




Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum'
Aureum Golden Full Moon Japanese Maple

Zones 5-9


Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' is a star in the garden. It leafs out with large round chartreuse green fans that become more yellow as the spring progresses. Mid-summer colors fade back to a bright yellow-green. With a few hours of morning sun, 'Aureum' may leaf out with a purple-red border and highlighted veins in the leaf. Fall colors are oranges infused with reds. Because of these amazing color changes of yellow and orange, 'Aureum' is often also known as the Golden Full Moon maple.

Protection from the hot afternoon sun is a must with this tree, especially in the south. It is best grown in zones 5-8a in dappled to heavy shade. Patience is needed for this tree. While it may appear vigorous when young, 'Aureum' slows down with age only reaching 6-8 ft in height around 10 years. Sometimes this tree is best placed around the garden in a container until the right spot is found for this tree to thrive. Because of this slow growth pattern, it is ideal for container growing. This will allow you to find the right spot in the yard for 'Aureum' to shine.


Limited Quantities Available !! As we have over a thousand cultivars of Japanese maples, we often do not have many of each cultivar. We recommend that you buy the Japanese maples you want immediately as we often sell out of certain selections.

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Joshua Atendido Bear
I LOVE THEIR SELECTION

I live in Fresno, Ca and there are basically no stores here that would even think of selling the amazing specimens MrMaple has.

They have excellent customer service, too. I ordered a Hinoki Cypress "Tempelhof", a Shishigashira and an Shirasawanum "Aureum". They accidentally sent me a Pinus Parviflora "Tempelhof" instead of the Cypress, and, honestly, I wasn't even upset. I emailed to ask them how to care for the pine in my climate and they sent me the Cypress at no cost.

All the plants are amazing, and their email response time is stellar. I will be purchasing from their site for all of my Japanese plants and trees going forward.

Thank you guys for being amazing!

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Paul Chambers
Aureum!

This tree arrived in excellent form, just as I’ve come to expect from Mr. Maple. A nice addition to the collection.

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Ed Deeken
Quick shipment and great packaging

Exceptional specimen. Will definitely buy again.

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Joe DiDonato
MrMaple is the best

Shirasawanum aureum arrived as a nice full plant. I love MrMaple for their great selection, quality and service. The fact that they are located in NC with a climate similar to mine in NJ makes care easy. Their shipping easily beats west coast nurseries both in time and money. Very pleased.

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Mark M
One Gallon Aureum

Extremely please. The Aureum was even larger than I was hoping for. It was packaged perfectly.