Yellowish flowers
borne in May on 2 to 3 inch long racemes.
Simple, opposite leaves about 3 to 6 inches long. They
do not have lobes which distinguishes it from many other
species of maples.
Similar to A.
capillipes, younger branches green or
purplish red becoming striped with white.
‘Ernest Wilson’
a small compact tree with lustrous dark
green, triangular-shaped, bark is green with white stripes.
Named for plant explorer,
Dr. E.H. Wilson.
‘George Forrest’ is a medium sized, more open growing
form with attractive dark green, triangular shaped
3-lobed leaves; the young stems are rhubarb red and
later become red with white stripes. Named for plant
explorer,
George Forrest.