Growth Habit & Size
Upright · Spreading
Bushy upright framework with a broad, spreading crown.
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Virginia Beach Japanese Maple Nursery
Mikazuki
Acer palmatum
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Cultivar Description & Characteristics
Mikazuki, meaning Crescent Moon, is a stunning reticulate cultivar featuring creamy-pink leaves intricately veined with dark green. The spring flush is remarkably bright and colorful, illuminating shaded areas with its pastel beauty. Throughout summer, the leaves settle into a mottled green pattern with white and pink undertones. Autumn brings a brilliant final burst of bright yellow and orange shades.
10-Yr Height
8.0
10-Yr Width
6.0
Seasonal Foliage Spectrum
Spring: Creamy-Pink
Summer: Mottled Green
Fall: Yellow-Orange
Sun Tolerance Ratings
Morning Sun
8 / 10
Afternoon Sun
4 / 10
☀️ Morning Sun Guidance:
Creamy-pink leaves intricately veined with dark green look pastel and bright.
☀️ Afternoon Sun Guidance:
Reticulated variegated foliage needs protection from scorching afternoon rays.
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Get to know your maple
What do these growth habit terms mean?
More than one term can apply. Branch direction, crown shape and size describe different characteristics, and the outline can change as a tree matures.
- Upright
- Main stems and branches emphasize upward growth. An upright tree can still develop a broad canopy.
- Spreading
- Branches extend outward to form a broad canopy. The tree does not have to be wider than it is tall.
- Weeping
- Branches or branchlets arch or hang downward. The tree can still have an upright trunk.
- Rounded
- The crown has a rounded outline. This describes the overall shape rather than the direction of each branch.
- Dwarf
- A cultivar with a smaller natural stature than typical forms of its species. Dwarf describes size, not branch direction or a fixed height limit; it does not automatically mean slow growth.
For example: Bloodgood can grow upright while developing a broad, rounded canopy with spreading branches.
Learn more: NC State plant forms · Bloodgood profile · RHS trees for smaller gardens
Roots & heritage
The story behind Mikazuki
- Cultivar origin
- Buchholz Nursery, Oregon, United States
- Discovered / selected by
- Talon Buchholz
- Collection
- Flora Wonder Collection, Buchholz Nursery
'Mikazuki' is a reticulated Japanese maple credited to Talon Buchholz and the Flora Wonder Collection of Buchholz Nursery in Oregon. Maillot-Érable explicitly attributes both discovery and introduction to Buchholz, while Hachmann's nursery catalog identifies it as an Oregon Buchholz selection. Maillot separately credits Guy Maillot with its introduction into Europe, distinguishing regional distribution from the original selection. The reviewed sources do not establish a discovery, selection, or first introduction year, nor do they document named parents or a controlled cross. Its Japanese name means crescent moon. Buchholz Nursery describes deeply divided leaves that emerge pink-red with contrasting veins, becoming greenish-cream with green veining in summer. This documented nursery association supports an American cultivar origin despite its Japanese name.
Explore the sources behind this story
Maillot-Érable — discovery and introduction explicitly credited to Talon Buchholz; Flora Wonder association and name meaningHachmann Nursery 2018 catalog — identifies Mikazuki as a Buchholz selection from Oregon, USAMaillot-Érable cultivar sheet — Guy Maillot's European introduction distinguished from Buchholz nursery originBuchholz Nursery — Mikazuki cultivar profile and seasonal foliage descriptionOregon Association of Nurseries — discovery and introduction attributed to Buchholz Nursery's Flora Wonder CollectionUSPTO Patent Public Search — portal accessed; searchable registry results unavailable through retrieved page; patent status unverifiedUSPTO Trademark Search — portal accessed; searchable registry results unavailable through retrieved page; cultivar-associated registration unverified
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