Acer palmatum 'Bihou'
Object Details
- Description
- The cultivar name of this large shrub to small tree translates to “beautiful mountain range,” and can also be found under the name ‘Bi hoo.’ It is an excellent plant for winter interest with its yellow-orange bark and red buds in spring.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 30 F
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2022-0707A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub
- Bark Characteristics
- Bark is yellow year-round
- Fall Color
- Orange, yellow
- Foliage Characteristics
- Palmate leaves are edged in red in the spring, turning medium green in the summer.
- Plant Size
- 12-15' tall x 8-12' wide (3.7-4.6 x 2.4-3.7 meters)
- Range
- cultivated
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Common Name
- Japanese maple cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Acer
- Species
- palmatum
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0707A
