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Acer monspessulanum
Montpellier Maple
Origin: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Portugal, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slobenia, Spain and Turkey.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| monspessulanum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-26) - (-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-15) - 30 |
| Height |
| 5-9 m |
| Spread |
| 5-9 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 least concern. |
| Landscape |
| Shade tree or street tree. |
| Cultivation |
| Moist, well drained soils in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Rounded. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth grey bark with glabrous light brown branchlets. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Dark and pointed. |
| Leaf Description |
| Shiny green, thick, 3 ovate or triangular lobe and a rounded or cordate base, 7 x 9 cm.. |
| Flower Description |
| Racemes of greenish-yellow flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Samaras, 2.5-3.5 cm in length, winged glabrous nutlets. |
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