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Acer spicatum
Mountain Maple
Origin: Eastern North America.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| spicatum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 0 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-46) - (-40) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-50) - (-40) |
| Height |
| 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A tall shrub or small tree, this maple is used to make maple syrup and its bark's tannins are used for tanning leather. This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids and several species of caterpillar may be an issue. |
| Habitat |
| Hardwood forests along streams, ravines and moist hillsides. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thin bark, smooth in its youth but splits and develops shallow furrows as it ages, greyish brown to light brown in colour. Branches are russet with grey pubescence when young. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are up to 12 cm in length with 3-5 lobes, alternate, yellow-green above with grey pubescence underneath, turning a beautiful red and yellow in autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are small and green-yellow in colour and clustered at the branchlet tips. |
| Fruit Description |
| Vibrant red winged samaras, 2-3 cm in length. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Spooky Hollow, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
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