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Acer buergeranum |
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Trident Maple |
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Japan and
China |
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Round-headed, often
multiple-trunked, small tree. |
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20-25 feet tall with a spread
of 15-20 feet
Growth Rate: moderate |
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Flowers are greenish yellow,
borne in a corymb, not important. |
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Leaves are opposite, simple,
3 lobed, 1½-3½ inches long, each lobe
triangular in shape, slightly serrate, lustrous
dark green in color, with a petiole nearly as
long or longer than the blade, the overall shape
somewhat resembling a duck's foot. |
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Fall color is yellow-orange to
red. |
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Bark is platy, mottled,
exfoliating in orange, gray and black shades. |
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Fruit is a samara, fairly small
¾-1 inch long, with the wings pointing
straight down. |
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 Trident
maple is a small tree, often with several branches close
to the ground. Its fall color is a mixture of yellow,
orange and red. Insects and disease are not a problem and it tolerates dry soils. |
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