Basisdaten
description:
The cappadocian maple comes from Asia but is also found in the Mediterranean area.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Acer cappadocicum
family:
Sapindaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 25 m (82 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are lobed with 5 to 7 leaf tips and becomes up to 18 cm (7.1 in). The petiole is reddish and almost as long as the leaf. The leaf veins go star-shaped from the leaf base. The leaf position is opposite.
leaf shape:
lobed
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
gold-yellow
flowering:
May
blossom color:
light yellow
blossom description:
The flowers are bright yellow umbels and appear in May.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
Schizocarp, winged nutlets
bark:
The bark is light brown and furrowed with age.
root:
shallow-rooting / deep-rooting
location:
Sun to partial shade
soil:
sandy to loamy
ph value:
slightly acidic to alkaline
comment:
Brown leaf edges indicate a lack of water.
Mapels additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees