Description | Flamingo Maple (Acer negundo) a small growing Boxelder Maple with variegated foliage. May need some shade from the hot afternoon sun. |
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Pronunciation | (AY-ser) |
Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | (4)5 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, may need some afternoon shade from the hot sun |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, tolerable, woodland margins |
Fruit | samars |
Leaves | odd-pinnate compound leaves, new leaves pinkish, change to green with white variegation, fall orange and yellow |
Cultivar Origin | Holland, circa 1977, in the trade 1984 |
Notes & Reference | #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |