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Acer tegmentosum
'White Tigress'
White Tigress Maple, Manchurian Striped Maple, White Tigress Snakebark Maple.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| tegmentosum |
| Cultivar |
| 'White Tigress' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Height |
| 9 m |
| Spread |
| 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| The Manchu Striped Maple can be used for naturalizing or wherever a smaller tree is required. |
| Cultivation |
| White Tigress requires a cool climate with ample rainfall in spring and summer. Soil that is moist, well drained, and slightly acidic is preferred. |
| Shape |
| Oval to round in form. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Striped, fissured, bright olive green with bluish and silver striping bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leave has 3 - 5 lobes, and are glabrous, simple and opposite in arrangement. Leaf blade is 10 - 15 cm wide and long while the petiole can be 2.5-7.5 cm in length. |
| Texture Description |
| The tree overall is of a medium texture. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Cotehele House National Trust, St Dominick, Cornwall, United Kingdom. National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By hardwood cuttings. |
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