Woody > Acer > Acer platanoides > Acer platanoides 'Drumondii'
Acer platanoides
'Drumondii'
Harlequin Maple
Mike's
Opinion
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A tree that has some redeeming qualities such as bloom and leaf colour. This is one of the more attractive cultivars that appears to set little seed. Occasionally a problem with reversion that is easily overcome if caught early and the offending branches are removed.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| platanoides |
| Cultivar |
| 'Drumondii' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -23 - (-18) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 - 0 |
| Height |
| 30 m |
| Spread |
| 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| An attractive variegated form that is not as aggressive as other cultivars. It may revert on the odd branch, producing leaves with no variegation, where this occurs they should be promptly removed. |
| Landscape |
| Street, specimen and general landscape tree. |
| Cultivation |
| Easy to grow in a variety of soil conditions. |
| Shape |
| Large rounded crown. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Variegated green and white/cream typical maple shaped leaves. The petiole when snapped exudes a white latex sap, one of the few maple species to do this. |
| Pests |
| Maple tar spot which is temporarily disfiguring to the leaves but has little effect on plant vigour. Verticillium wilt, although often not fatal unless a tree is in poor vigour may also affect this tree. Of note here however is the ability of the tree to revert. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark grey with regular narrow fissures and ridges. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Large rounded, pronounced buds, dark chestnut colour. |
| Leaf Description |
| Broadly palmate, with three distinct lobes. Leaves to 10 cm across.Variegated, with a broad white margin, quite attractive in spring. |
| Flower Description |
| Light green to lime-yellow. |
| Fruit Description |
| Clusters of samara, light beige colour, to 4 cm across. |
| Colour Description |
| Little autumn colour. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium textured tree. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens (near the perennial border is an excellent specimen), Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Budded onto A.platanoides understock. |
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