Snake Bark Maple

Basisdaten

snake bark maple (Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum) leaf
snake bark maple (Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum) leaf
  • snake bark maple (Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum) leaf
  • snake bark maple (Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum) leaf underside
  • snake bark maple (Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum) leaves
  • snake bark maple (Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum) leaf with petiole
  • snake bark maple (Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum) fruit
  • snake bark maple (Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum) trunk / bark
description: 

This maple is native to Asia around Nepal. The maple is a popular garden copse mainly because of its eye-catching bark.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum
family: 
Sapindaceae
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf: 

The leaf is summer green, ovate and pointed. It has two opposite peaks. The leaf margin is serrated.

leaf shape: 
ovoid
leaf margin: 
serrated
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
yellow - red
flowering: 
April
blossom color: 
greenish
blossom description: 

The flower is greenish-yellow and not particularly striking.

fruit: 

The fruit is a wing fruit with two seeds.

bark: 
The bark is conspicuously striped bright.
location: 
Sun to slight shade
soil: 
porous soils
usage: 

Garden and park tree.