Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream' - Peaches and Cream Japanese Maple

Creamy leaves have green veins and rose undertones from spring through summer, turning bright yellow in fall; a shrubby form with an elegant vase shape habit, often grows wider than tall

Height: 8 feet. Spread: 10 feet. Sun: partial shade. Hardiness zone: 4b.

Ornamental features

Peaches And Cream Japanese Maple is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its ornamental globe-shaped form. It has attractive creamy white foliage with green veins and tinges of rose. The lobed palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn outstanding shades of yellow and gold in the fall.

Landscape

Peaches And Cream Japanese Maple is a dense deciduous tree with a strong central leader and a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may 'bleed' sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Recommended for: Accent, Mass Planting, Hedges/Screening, General Garden Use, Container Planting.

Planting and growing

Peaches And Cream Japanese Maple will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree should be grown in a location with partial shade and which is shaded from the hot afternoon sun. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

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