Golden Full Moon Maple (Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum') AY-sir sheer-ah-sah-WAHN-um Genus:  Acer If your shade garden needs a focal point, consider this small, rounded Japanese maple, with its lime-to-chartreuse-tinged golden leaves. In fall, its leaves turn orange and red, just like those of a sugar maple. This variety, like other small Japanese maples, needs shade and protection from sun and drying winds to keep the foliage from curling and turning brown at the edges. -Michael Ruggiero, Regional Picks: Mid-Atlantic, Fine Gardening issue #127 Noteworthy Characteristics:  Good fall color. Care:  Moist, well-drained soil. Propagation:  From cuttings. Problems:  Scale insects, caterpillars, aphids, leaf spot, root rot.  

Overview

Height 10 ft. to 15 ft. Spread 10 ft. to 15 ft. Growth Pace Slow Grower Light Full Sun to Part Shade Characteristics Showy Fall Foliage, Showy Foliage Foliage Color Colorful/Burgundy Foliage Uses Foliage, Specimen Plant/Focal Point Seasonal Interest Fall Interest Type Trees