Botanical Name: Acer palmatum ‘Trompenburg’
Common Name: Trompenburg Japanese Maple
Plant Hardiness: Zone 5
Flower: Inconspicuous red flowers in spring as the foliage emerges
Bloom Time: April
Foliage: Dark purple-red leaves have an edge that curls downward giving great interest to the tree. Leaves turn a wonderful crimson in the fall
Fruit: Red samaras in early fall – not showy
Habit: Upright growing when young. As the tree matures the head becomes broader as the branches grow more horizontally
Size: 15 to 20 feet tall to nearly 15 feet wide
Sun Exposure: Full sun to very light shade. The color will fade in more shade
Native Habitat: Japan
Other Features:
Description: ‘Trompenburg’ is another upright Japanese Maple – at least as vigorous as ‘Bloodgood’ and holds its color equally as well. The leaf is a little bit different, having a slight curl at the edge of the lobes. This gives it a different effect from any of the other maples that we grow. I like ‘Trompenburg’ very much – we are propagating a lot of them.
