Woody > Acer > Acer sutchuenense > Acer sutchuenense
Acer sutchuenense
Origin: China (Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan).
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| sutchuenense |
| 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 |
| 8-12 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Habitat |
| Mixed forests at an altitude of 1,000-2,500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, grey with purplish-brown branchlets which turn greyish brown and glabrous as they mature. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Ovoid with 5-6 pairs of scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| Trifoliolate leaves. Leaflets are elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, thin with tufts of hairs at the vein axils, 8-10 veins and a rounded base, 8-15 x 2-6 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| 5 or6 petaled flower yellowish in colour, 10-16 stamens which are twice the length of the petals. |
| Fruit Description |
| Short glabrous racemes of fruit, purplish-brown in colour. Convex winged nutlets 2-5.5 cm x 7 mm, produced in September. |
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