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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Minimalist elegance and serenity reign in this traditional tea garden, with Japanese maples, a thatched tea house, and the gentle philosophy of Ikebana.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
His mock country garden includes fluttery azaleas, graceful Japanese maple trees, a fountain, and his father’s 1986 Jaguar.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
Location Osaka Castle and its surrounding park—heaving with cherry trees and Japanese maples for vibrant displays in spring and fall—couldn’t be closer to the hotel and is a major attraction of the foodie city.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
While the adults chew on ornamental plants, fruit trees, berry plants, and many different shade and ornamental trees such as linden, Japanese maple, crepe myrtle, and flowering crabapple, the grubs feed on the roots of turfgrasses and vegetable seedlings, says Potter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
His mock country garden includes fluttery azaleas, graceful Japanese maple trees, a fountain, and his father’s 1986 Jaguar.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
Location Osaka Castle and its surrounding park—heaving with cherry trees and Japanese maples for vibrant displays in spring and fall—couldn’t be closer to the hotel and is a major attraction of the foodie city.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
While the adults chew on ornamental plants, fruit trees, berry plants, and many different shade and ornamental trees such as linden, Japanese maple, crepe myrtle, and flowering crabapple, the grubs feed on the roots of turfgrasses and vegetable seedlings, says Potter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
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“Japanese maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20maple. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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