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Acer longipes
Tsingling Maple
Origin: China.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| longipes |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-29) - (-18) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-20) - 0 |
| Height |
| 20 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 and as Vulnerable on the Chinese Species Red List (2004). |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Valleys in mixed forests at an altitude of 300-1,600 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, purplish or purplish-grey in colour with thin glabrous branchlets. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Small buds with 5-8 pairs of scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| Light green and pilose beneath, thin, 3-5 primary veins, 3-5 triangular-ovate lobes and a subcordate base, 8-13 x 7-15 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are yellow-green. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellowish-brown samara, flat winged nutlets, 2.2-4.5 x 1 cm, produced in September. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
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