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Acer sinopurpurascens
Origin: Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, China.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| sinopurpurascens |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 4b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-26) - (-23) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-15) - (-10) |
| Height |
| 6-10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Mixed forests at an altitude of 700-1,000 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, brownish-grey with branchlets brownish, green when young. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Ovoid and brown in colour. |
| Leaf Description |
| 5 veins starting from its cordate or subcordate base with 5 deep lobes. |
| Flower Description |
| Purplish-red in colour grouped in pendulous racemes of 3-7 flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Fruiting pedicels 8-14 mm in length and light yellow nutlets, produced in September. |
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