Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'

Common name: fernleaf full moon maple

Description: An RHS Award of Garden Merit maple grown for its deeply and finely dissected, fern-like leaves, fresh green through summer before turning one of the most brilliant crimson-scarlet autumn displays of any Japanese maple. Small red-purple flowers hang in clusters in spring.

Other benefits: RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, exceptional autumn colour, elegant dome-shaped habit, excellent specimen tree

Wildlife attraction: bees

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 2m x 1.5m

Position: partial to light shade

Soil pH: neutral to acid

Moisture: moist but well-drained; prefers moisture-retentive soil

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to below -20°C