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ID Assistance Please - Some kind of Maple?

nav 544nav 544 Posts: 22
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Can anyone help identifying this shrub/tree that i picked up a few years ago as a potted plant that lived on a balcony and has since been in the ground.
thanks

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It's a Japanese maple, Acer Japonicum. It will have a specific cultivar name but there's quite a few similar ones with fan-like leaves like yours.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • nav 544nav 544 Posts: 22
    thanks Wild Edges , the 9- 13 leaf lobes threw me, is there a specific way of identifying a maple as a specific cultivar apart from matching the leaves?
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    No easy way that I know of. There are very similar cultivars that are different just because of how the colours change through the season. Have a look at the link below which might help you narrow it down.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • nav 544nav 544 Posts: 22
    Thanks Wild Edges, it is indeed a shirasawanum as per your id :)
  • RaspberryKillerRaspberryKiller Posts: 156
    It's a stunner  B)
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