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Acer buergerianum
Trident Maple
Origin: Eastern China and Japan.
Mike's
Opinion
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Flowers are produced in spring (yellow – green) on small to medium sized trees reaching a height of 6 – 9 m. The leaves are opposite and are dark glossy green above and paler below with 3 lobes. It has exfoliating orange – brown dark.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| buergerianum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -23 - (-18) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 - 0 |
| Height |
| 6 - 9 m |
| Spread |
| 6 - 9 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree. The leaves are in opposite pairs, glossy dark green above, paler below, and usually with three lobes. On mature trees the lobes are forward-pointing with smooth margins. Flowers are produced in spring. |
| Landscape |
| It is used as a bonsai, street, lawn or patio tree; widely grown in temperate regions. |
| Cultivation |
| Widely grown in temperate regions as an ornamental tree. |
| Shape |
| Oval rounded to rounded. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Exfoliating orange tinted bark, red autumn colour, duck feet shaped leaves (three lobed). |
| Pests |
| Nothing serious, could get aphids, caterpillars, scale insects, mites and leaf-scorch: not common. |
| Habitat |
| Adaptable, though thrives in well-drained but moist, fertile soil in full sun. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Uprights have a vertical (non-trailing) growth habit. |
| Leaf Description |
| Opposite, simple, 3 lobed, 4-9 cm high and wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Greenish-yellow flowers borne in spring; insignificant. |
| Fruit Description |
| Samara, 2-2.5 cm long, wings 0.5 cm wide, parallel or connivent, fruit set is often so heavy that trees do not carry a full complement of foliage. |
| Colour Description |
| New growth is often rich bronze to purple maturing to hard glossy green on top and paler underneath. Leaves appear in late March to early April and change to yellow/orange/red towards autumn. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Seed, 3 months at 5°C works well. Cuttings from mature trees are difficult to root but cuttings from 2 year old seedlings rooted 75 – 95% of the time. |
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