Japanese maple
noun
: a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree
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My sister’s Japanese maple is awash with brown curly leaves, even in February.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
These include: Fig tree Banana tree Japanese maple that are marginally hardy to your zone
Dormant Bulbs
Some bulbs will not survive a freeze.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
Take a wedding in Kyoto which included an abundance of pampas grass, or a New York City affair at the Rainbow Room where the couple said their vows under an arch of moody Japanese maple leaves.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
That could be a droplet of water clinging to a rose petal; the afternoon light dancing along your bedroom’s walls; the Japanese maple slowly shedding its leaves in your yard, sprinkling the earth with fiery red confetti—each scene a striking little miracle.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
These include: Fig tree Banana tree Japanese maple that are marginally hardy to your zone
Dormant Bulbs
Some bulbs will not survive a freeze.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
Take a wedding in Kyoto which included an abundance of pampas grass, or a New York City affair at the Rainbow Room where the couple said their vows under an arch of moody Japanese maple leaves.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
That could be a droplet of water clinging to a rose petal; the afternoon light dancing along your bedroom’s walls; the Japanese maple slowly shedding its leaves in your yard, sprinkling the earth with fiery red confetti—each scene a striking little miracle.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for Japanese maple
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“Japanese maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20maple. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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