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Acer triflorum

Three-flower Maple

Pronunciation
A-ser tri-FLO-rum
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Family
Genus
Nativity

Manchuria and Korea

Growth Habit

Small rounded tree growing 20 to 30 feet tall; similar to A. griseum.

Hardiness
4
Culture

Moist, acidic, well-drained soils in sun to part shade.

Landscape Use

Wonderful small landscape tree. Can be used in the small residential landscape, as a specimen plant

Foliage

Dark green in the summer changing to yellow, orange and red in the fall. Opposite, trifoliate with each leaflet 2 to 3 inches long. Margins irregularly serrat

Buds

Buds are similar to A. griseum but lighter in color.

Bark

Exfoliating in long thin strips, golden brown in color; this is what bark should be!

Flower

Greenish yellow flowers appear in April in clusters of three.

Fruit

Samaras 1 to 1.25 inches long, woody, more pubescent than A. griseum.

Propagation

Seed or cuttings, difficult. Less than five percent of the seeds on most plants are viable.

Pests
None serious.

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