Basisdaten
description:
The Oregon Maple is a fast growing large tree. He originally comes from western North America (Alaska to Southern Southern California).
Tree profile
name botanical:
Acer macrophyllum
other name:
Broadleaf Maple
other name:
Oregon Maple
family:
Soapberry family (Sapindaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 30 - 40 m (99 - 131 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Bigleaf maple are lobed with 5 to 7 lobes. The leaves are up to 40 cm (15.75 in) in diameter. The petiole is long and red. The leaf margin is smooth.
leaf shape:
lobed
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
conspicuous red orange
flowering:
May
blossom color:
yellow
blossom description:
The yellowish flowers hang on up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long panicles.
gender distribution:
monoecious
fruit:
The fruit is a samara with two winged nutlets. The samara are arranged at right angles.
branches:
The branches are glossy dark red.
bark:
The young bark is reddish-brown to brown-green with pink lenticels. The older bark is dark gray and areolated.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant with long root runners
location:
Sun to half-shade
soil:
all permeable soils, floodplains, tolerates soil lacking in nutrients
ph value:
acid - alkaline
usage:
single tree (good shade provider), forest tree (USA)
Mapels additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees