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Perhaps because I was the only Bostonian who, for almost ten years, had steadily pursued the study of bonsai in the United States and in Japan, in 1969, through the efforts of Mr. Alfred Fordham, Dr. Donald Wyman asked me to repot the Anderson collection of bonsai. I did and began a program to renew the vigor and beauty of these venerable trees ...
Acer negundo, also known as the box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple or ash-leaved maple, is a species of maple native to North America from Canada to Honduras. [3] It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with opposite, ash-like compound leaves.
Aesculus californica is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 4–12 m (13–39 ft) tall, with gray bark often coated with lichens and mosses. It typically is multi-trunked, with a crown as broad as it is high. Trees are long lived, with an estimated lifespan between 250–280 (300 maximum) years.
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. [ 4 ]
†Acer castorrivularis Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene, Beaver Creek Flora) [2] Acer caudatifolium Hayata; Acer chienii Hu & Cheng †Acer clarnoense Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene, John Day Formation) [2] Acer crataegifolium Siebold & Zucc. Acer davidii Franch. †Acer dettermani Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene - Early Oligocene, Meshik Volcanics) [2] Acer ...
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. Only one species, Acer laurinum, extends to the Southern Hemisphere. [4]
Acer circinatum, or vine maple, is a species of maple native to northwestern North America.Vine maple typically grows as a low-elevation coastal tree in temperate areas of high precipitation such as the west coast of Oregon and northern California, as well as the temperate rainforests of Washington and British Columbia. [3]
Acer spicatum is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 3–8 m (10–25 ft) tall, forming a spreading crown with a short trunk and slender branches. The leaves are opposite and simple, 6–10 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 –4 in) long and wide, with 3 or 5 shallow broad lobes.