Family: Aceraceae
Scientific Name: Acer triflorum
Common Name: Three-Flowered Maple
Description | A small Maple tree tolerant of shaded conditions. Has exfoliating bark. |
Pronunciation | (AYE-cer)(try-FLOR-um) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | (4)5-9 |
Sunlight | sun, part sun to shade |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | prefers moist to well drained, draught and clay tolerant, intolerant of compacted water logged soils |
Flowers | greenish yellow, appear in clusters of three and are not showy |
Fruit | small 1-1.25" samara occurring in threes. |
Leaves | odd pinnately compound, trifoliate, green with orange, scarlet purple and gold fall color. Can develop good fall color in the shade. |
Stems | warm red peeling bark |
Dimensions | rounded, compact, small tree reaching 20 to 30 feet tall. |
Native Site | Native to Northern China, Manchuria and Korea. |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1923. |
Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, Erv Evans, NC State Web site |
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