Bosnian Maple
Acer opalus ssp. obtusatum
Sapindaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, S. Italy, N. Africa
Location
Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope
Source of plant
Morton Arboretum, Arborvillage Farm Nursery, Peter Podaras
Description
Small tree or large multi-stemmed shrub reaching 8 m in height with smooth gray bark. Leaves smaller than the type, with shorter, obtuse lobes, the undersides tomentose when young, margins slightly toothed, bases more or less cordate. Flowers yellow, profuse, held in short umbels opening before the leaves emerge. Fall color inconspicuous, sometimes yellow-bronze.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5