Acer japonicum Thunberg

Autumn colors of Acer japonicum and its cultivars 'Mai-kujaku'

Comparison (right side: A.sieboldianum)

Sprouting of Acer japonicum

New leaves covered with soft hairs

Comparison of red & white flowers between Acer japonicum and Acer sieboldianum

Fruits and leaves

Red autumn colors of Acer japonicum at Misakubo Hamamatsu

Red to yellow autumn colors of Acer japonicum at Misakubo Hamamatsu

Yellow autumn colors of Acer japonicum in my garden Hamamatsu

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Red flowers of Acer japonicum in my garden Hamamatsu

Expanded red flowers of Acer japonicum in my garden Hamamatsu

Red flowers of 'Maikujaku', a cultivars of Acer japonicum in my garden Hamamatsu

Autumn colors of Acer japonicum at Nagano side of Chausu-yama Highlands
This tree is located at the north of Mt. Chausu, so it is almost in the shadow of the forest.
The leaves of this side is in the sunlight, so they seem to be only changed into fall colors.

Autumn colors of 'Maikujaku'

Autumn colors of 'Maikujaku'

Comparison of young leaves of "Fan-like leaf maples"

Upper L : Acer japonicum, Upper R : Acer sieboldianum
Lower L : Acer shirasawanum, Lower R : Acer tenuifolium
(Conspicuous white hairs of Acer japonicum & Acer sieboldianum)

Flowers and young fruits of Acer japonicum at Misakubo Hamamatsu