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Golden Full Moon Maple

Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' [AY-sir sheer-ah-sah-WAHN-um]

I’ve been wanting to get my hands on one of these lovelies for a couple years now. I haven’t seen another Japanese maple quite like it – the whirligig leaf shape, chartreuse color and interesting growth pattern are uniquely attractive. The larger ones are fairly pricey since they are such slow growers. This year I was fortunate to hit Sky Nursery the day after their fall shipment of maples arrived and picked up smallish #5 size. The Golden Full Moon Maple’s pokey growth makes it great for planting in containers, and think this will be a perfect addition to our back deck garden.

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    • Back Deck
    Nursery Tag

    medium growing rounded deciduous broadleaf evergreen. Height 15 - 20ft, spread 15 - 20 feet. Hardy to -10 degrees. Protect from hot sun

    Gardener's Log

    10/2020: Planted in cedar deck pot.

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    Photo taken June 2022

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    Hi! I'm Lorie and I wrangle plants in a muddy, feral shade garden in the Pacific Northwest. I built this site to serve as a gardening journal and quasi-accurate record of planting successes and failures. My goal is to help "future me" be a better gardener. I hope what I've learned along the way can be useful to you too. Thanks for visiting!

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