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Acer pseudoplatanus
'Brilliantissimum'
Brilliant Sycamore Maple
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| pseudoplatanus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Brilliantissimum' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2a - 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -34 - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - 5 |
| Height |
| 4 - 8 m |
| Spread |
| 4 - 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun or partial shade in moist but well-drained soil. |
| Shape |
| Small tree with a rounded crown. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Aphids, horse chestnut scale, caterpillars and gall mites may be a problem, as well as verticilium wilt. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Pale grey bark, peeling in flakes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves open bright pink, becoming yellow-green and then changing to a dark green mottled with cream. |
| Flower Description |
| It is rare to get a large quantity of flowers. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. Wakehurst Gardens, Ardingly, West Sussex, England. |
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