Basisdaten
description:
The italian maple is native to southeastern Europe to the south-western Germany.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Acer opalus
family:
Sapindaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are usually three-lobed and the leaf edge is notched. The petiole is longer than the leaf. The leaf position is opposite. The autumn color is yellow.
leaf shape:
lobed
leaf margin:
notched, lobed
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
March - April
blossom color:
yellowish
blossom description:
The flowers are yellowish green and stand in cymes.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
Schizocarp: pairs with two seeds. The wings are at an acute angle and are reddish in summer.
branches:
The branches are brown to red-brown. The buds are brown and oblong, ovate and pointed.
bark:
The bark is brown and smooth, with a few cracks in old age.
root:
heart-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
permeable soils
Mapels additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees
