Manchurian Snakebark
Acer tegmentosum
Sapindaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived perennial
Native distribution
Russia, N.Korea, and Manchuria
Location
Newman Meadow, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Forestfarm Nursery, Holden Arboretum, Peter Podaras
Description
Small tree or large shrub reaching 30' in height, sparsely branched, the branches purple to gray-green with whitish stripes on the glabrous bark. Leaves 3-5-lobed, hexagonal, the margins double serrate, fresh green. Flowers yellow-green, held in pendulous, terminal racemes, effective in April.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4