Woody > Acer > Acer pseudosieboldianum > Acer pseudosieboldianum 'Northern Glow'
Acer pseudosieboldianum
'Northern Glow'
Northern Glow Korean Maple
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| pseudosieboldianum |
| Cultivar |
| 'Northern Glow' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -4 |
| Height |
| 5 - 7 m |
| Spread |
| 5 - 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Excellent as a specimen or accent plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Wet, moist soil that is slightly acidic and full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Upright, small, pyramidal and well rounded. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Caterpillars, mites and borers. Susceptible to stem canker and tar spots. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thin and weak and has many tears or crevasses. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Silky hairs and attaches to the stem. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves have 9-11 lobes that are lanceolate-oblong and bi-serrate. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are a whitish-purple in the spring. |
| Fruit Description |
| 2- 3 cm winged samaras. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves have a light green-lime luminescent glow and turn an orangish-yellow in autumn. Flowers are a whitish-purple in the spring. |
| Texture Description |
| Bark is rough and leaves are coarse. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
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