Montpellier Maple

Basisdaten

montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum) leaf
montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum) leaf
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description: 

The montpellier maple is widespread. It is found in western Asia, north-western Africa, southeastern France and the Mediterranean, but also in the warm Rhine-Main area.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Acer monspessulanum
family: 
Soapberry family (Sapindaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 10 m (33 ft)
leaf: 

The leaf is three lobed, dark green and has a reddish petiole, which is longer than the leaf. The leaf margin is smooth and the leaf arrangement is opposite.

leaf shape: 
lobed
leaf margin: 
smooth
leaf position: 
opposite
fall foliage: 
yellow - red
flowering: 
April - May
blossom color: 
yellow
blossom description: 

The yellow flower panicles are numerous and appear with the leaf shoots.

gender distribution: 
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit: 

Schizocarp: winged nutlets with two seeds. The arrangement of the wings is an acute angle.

bark: 
The bark is gray-brown, first smooth and cracked with age.
root: 
Heart-rooting
location: 
Sun
soil: 
permeable soils
ph value: 
slightly acidic to alkaline
usage: 

Park tree, garden tree