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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
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
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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