Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

Family: Aceraceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Red. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring.Form: Rounded, Upright or erect, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetener on many foods. — The sap contains a certain amount of sugar and can either be used as a drink, or can be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water.; The syrup is used as a sweetener on many foods.; The concentration of sugar is considerably lower than in the sugar maples (A.; The tree trunk is tapped in the early spring, the sap flowing better on warm sunny days following a frost.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods and thickets in a wide range of soils and exposures in lowland and mountains to 3000 metres in C. and S. Japan. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)