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Amur maple is treated either as a subspecies of Acer tataricum (Tatar maple), [3] or as a distinct species in its own right, Acer ginnala. [2] [4] [5] The glossy, deeply lobed leaves of subsp. ginnala distinguish it from subsp. tataricum, which has matt, unlobed or only shallowly lobed leaves; it is separated from subsp. tataricum by a roughly 3,000 km range gap across central Asia.
Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple, [3] palmate maple, [4] or smooth Japanese maple [5] (Korean: danpungnamu, 단풍나무, Japanese: irohamomiji, イロハモミジ, or momiji, (栴)), is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. [6]
The maple is a common symbol of strength and endurance and has been chosen as the national tree of Canada. Maple leaves are traditionally an important part of Canadian Forces military regalia, for example, the military rank insignia for generals use maple leaf symbols. There are 10 species naturally growing in the country, with at least one in ...
The Japanese maple tree boasts year-round beauty with a wide range of colors. Considering adding one of these trees to your landscape or patio. The post Japanese Maple Tree Care: Planting and ...
Acer japonicum is a small deciduous tree growing to 5–10 m (rarely 15 m) tall, with a trunk up to 40 cm in diameter. The bark is smooth on young trees, becoming rough and scaly on old trees. The shoots are slender, and thinly downy with whitish hairs.
– Fenzl's maple; Acer flabellatum Rehder [12] Acer heptaphlebium Gagnepain; Acer japonicum Thunb. – downy Japanese maple; Acer kuomeii Fang & Fang f. Acer kweilinense Fang & Fang f. Acer miaoshanicum Fang; Acer oliverianum Pax – Oliver's maple [13] Acer osmastonii Gamble; Acer palmatum Thunb. – Japanese maple; Acer pauciflorum Fang
Acer tataricum, the Tatar maple or Tatarian maple, is a species of maple widespread across central and southeastern Europe and temperate Asia, from Austria and Turkey, and in some circumscriptions, with a disjunct population in eastern Asia in northern and central China, Japan and the Russian Far East.
Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif. announced the death of Zoya, their 21-year-old Amur leopard, one of the oldest of her kind in captivity.