Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Acer palmatum is deciduous, with the growth habit of a shrub or small tree reaching heights of 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft), rarely 16 m (52 ft), reaching a mature width of 4.5 to 10 m (15 to 33 ft), [8] often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground.
Acer negundo is a fast-growing and fairly short-lived tree that grows up to 10–25 metres (35–80 feet) tall, with a trunk diameter of 30–50 centimetres (12–20 inches), rarely up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) diameter.
Acer saccharum is a deciduous tree normally reaching heights of 25–35 m (80–115 ft), [8] [9] and exceptionally up to 45 m (150 ft). [10] A 10-year-old tree is typically about 5 m (20 ft) tall. As with most trees, forest-grown sugar maples form a much taller trunk and narrower canopy than open-growth ones.
The fungal pathogen Cristulariella depraedans is found in Europe and North America and mostly affects trees in the genus Acer.Trees affected in Germany and Britain are primarily the sycamore (A. pseudoplatanus) and the Norway maple (A. platanoides), while in North America the most affected are A. platanoides, the red maple (), the sugar maple (A. saccharum), the silver maple (A. saccharinum ...
Acer leucoderme can be grown as a shade tree or reclamation plant up through USDA plant hardiness zone 5B, far north of its natural range. The tree is highly shade- and drought-tolerant. It is recommended that seeds be gathered while still on the tree, as they do not stay viable for very long and are susceptible to insect damage. [11]
Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the soapberry family Sapindaceae . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are approximately 132 species , most of which are native to Asia , [ 3 ] with a number also appearing in Europe , northern Africa , and North America .
Acer saccharinum, commonly known as silver maple, [3] creek maple, silverleaf maple, [3] soft maple, large maple, [3] water maple, [3] swamp maple, [3] or white maple, [3] is a species of maple native to the eastern and central United States and southeastern Canada. [3] [4] It is one of the most common trees in the United States.
Acer truncatum, the Shantung maple, [2] Shandong maple, or purpleblow maple, is a maple native to northern China, in the provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, and to Korea. [3] It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 15