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Acer mandshuricum
Manchurian Maple
Origin: China, Korea and Russia.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| mandshuricum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2 - 5a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-35) - (-29) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-30) - (-20) |
| Height |
| 10-30 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids and some caterpillar species may be an issue. |
| Habitat |
| Mixed forests at an altitude of 500-2,300 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, grey in colour with glabrous branchlets. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Small, glabrous and scaled. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are thin, trifoliolate with leaflets that are 10 x 3.5 cm, dark green on top and glaucous underneath with midrib pubescence. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are green-yellow. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellowish-brown fruit, convex, globose winged nutlets, 3-3.5 x 1 cm, produced in September. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Devonian Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. The Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
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