Scolopendrifolium butterfly maple making it an ideal bonsai

making it an ideal bonsai choice

USDA zone 7

A compact upright grower to about 7 feet with a width of about 5 feet

Jerre Swartz has great fall colors are yellows

Nice yellow-orange color in summer

Scolopendrifolium butterfly maple making it an ideal bonsaiA. Palmatum Scolopendrifolium is a striking deep green linearilobum (strap leaf) maple that bronzes in full sun with beautiful shades of copper. The deeply divided, finger like leaves give this tree a unique, finely textured look. Fall color is a mixture of brilliant oranges and reds. Vigorous and hardy, this plant will reach 12 14 feet in 10 years. Scolopendrifolium does well in full sun as long as it gets a little bit of shade at some point in the