This lovely maple has all the grace of a japanese maple but with an added toughness. It has an upright, mounded form, and rounded, deeply cut, dark green leaves that turn a rich ruby-red in the fall. Slow growing to 10 to 12 feet tall and slightly wider. Though tougher than the typical japanese maple, fullmoon maple performs best when sheltered a bit from the hottest and coldest our climate has to offer, and so plant it where it will receive a bit of shelter.
Grow in full sun to bright shade in any well-drained soil. Excessive moisture may cause crown rot or the bark to split. Prune selectively to shape and control size (see guides); shearing will cause lots of twiggy growth at the tips and eventually lead to a hard, dense branching (imagine a box with leaves) which in turn encourages pest and disease problems.