Japanese maple
noun
: a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree
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The adjacent ornamental garden holds gingko, hydrangeas, iris, Japanese maple, and elephant ears.
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Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Outdoor spaces include a small event lawn at the front of the house and a courtyard outside the office centered around a Japanese maple tree.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Small understory trees like Japanese maples and dogwoods can also add height to the garden.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The sprawling gardens surrounding the hotel, designed by Xavier de Chirac, complement the building’s majestic architecture—Irish yews, white hydrangeas, azaleas and rhododendrons, and Japanese maples, to name a few mainstays.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
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Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Outdoor spaces include a small event lawn at the front of the house and a courtyard outside the office centered around a Japanese maple tree.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Small understory trees like Japanese maples and dogwoods can also add height to the garden.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The sprawling gardens surrounding the hotel, designed by Xavier de Chirac, complement the building’s majestic architecture—Irish yews, white hydrangeas, azaleas and rhododendrons, and Japanese maples, to name a few mainstays.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Japanese maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20maple. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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