Iroha-kaede (iroha-momiji) : Acer palmatum Thunberg
Comparison of Acer amoenum and Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum began sprouting at the end of March in house-garden in the Central Japan.
Sprouting of seed falling on the water-supplying trough of the garden
Blossoms come out from the end of March to the beginning of April
New young leaves.
Left : Acer pubipalmatum Fang, Right : Acer palmatum
Acer pubipalmatum is covered with white soft hairs on the leaves,
twigs and petioles, but palmatum has no hairs.
Fruits (seed) with reddish pink wings
The sea of the leaves of Acer palmatum
Trees aflame with red and yellow leaves in the autumn sunshine
Red leaves
Yellow leaves
We can also enjoy autumn colors in our garden !
Glowing irohakaede against the sparkling sunlight
Shining irohakaede against the evening sunlight
Fall colors of a cultivars of Acer palmatum, 'Shishigashira'
New leaves of Acer palmatum and Mt. Fuji from the park of Lake Shojiko
Let me show you some gigantic trees of Acer palmatum that I have visited to see so far.
" Irohamomiji (Acer palmatum) of Araya " at Maesawa, Oushu City, Iwate Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 3.6m, Age: 560years
" Irohamomiji of Hagisho " at Ichinoseki City, Iwate Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 4.5m, Height: 20m, Age: 300years
Stick is 110 cm long.
" Irohamomiji of Onuki " at Motegi Town, Tochigi Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 3.5m, Height: 25.5m, Age: 700years
"Kominemomiji of Saizenji Temple " at Yokoze, Chichibu City, Saitama Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 3.5m, Height: 9m, Age: 600years
"Ohkaede of Mashiyamaji Temple " at Shuzenji, Izu City, Shizuoka Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 4m, Height: 27m, Age: 860years
"Irohakaede of Toyokuni " at Shitara, Aichi Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: more than 4m
"Momiji of Ryoke " in Gujo City, Gifu Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 5.3m, Height: 14m, Age: 400years
"Yamamomiji of Saikyoji Temple " in Wajima City, Ishikawa Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 3.44m, Height: 20m, Age: 500years
" Kaede of Kochidani " in Ohara, Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 3.72m, Height: 18m, Age: 770years
"Sekisho-momiji of Enmeiji Temple" in Kawachinagano City , Osaka Pref.
Surroundings of the trunk: 5.0m, Height: 9m, Age: 800-1000years