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Acer pseudoplatanus
'Atropurpureum'
Purple-leaf Sycamore Maple
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| pseudoplatanus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Atropurpureum' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -29 - (-23) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 - (-10) |
| Height |
| 40 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Broad crown. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Pale grey bark, peeling in flakes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves can be up to 16 cm wide, usually with 5 ovate lobes. Dark green and glabrous above, grey-green beneath with brown-pubescent vein axils. Leaves turn yellow in autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are yellow-green. |
| Fruit Description |
| A convex nutlet to 3 cm. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
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