Basisdaten
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
Mapels additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees