Striped Maple

Basisdaten

description:

This little maple is due to its beautiful bark and the intense autumn color an adornment to any garden.

Tree profile

name botanical:

Acer pensylvanicum

family:

Soapberry family (Sapindaceae)

species:

deciduous tree

height:

6 - 9 m (20 – 30 ft) often shrubby

leaf:

The leaves of Striped maple are lobed with 3 pointed lobes. The leaves are 8 - 15 cm (3.2 - 5.9 in) long and 6 - 12 cm (2.4 - 4.7 in) broad. The leaf margin is serrated.

leaf margin:

serrated

fall foliage:

bright yellow

flowering:

April - May

blossom color:

yellowish - greenish

blossom description:

The single flower is yellowish - greenish and bell-shaped. More flowers are hanging down on a strand. Leaf and flower sprout simultaneously.

gender distribution:

monoecious / hermaphrodite

fruit:

The fruit is a samara with two winged nutlets. The samara are arranged in pairs. The angle of the wings is about 145 degrees.

branches:

The branches are reddish. The terminal buds are red and taper to a point.

bark:

The bark gives the tree its name. Striking are the bright stripes on the green bark.

root:

Shallow-rooting plant - The root is densely branched and protrudes through the treetops.

location:

Sun to half-shade

soil:

fresh humus and sandy soils

ph value:

acid - neutral

usage:

single tree in small gardens, patios or roof gardens.

comment:

Nicht industriehart, empfindlich gegen Bodenverdichtungen.

Mapels additional information

overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees

Typical diseases for Striped Maple

Cancer at a tree

Leaf Tree Cancer (Nectria galligena)

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