close up of leaf of curled italian parsley

Manchurian Snakebark

Acer tegmentosum

Sapindaceae

Growth Habit

Tree

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.

Source of plant

Forestfarm Nursery, Holden Arboretum, Peter Podaras

USDA Hardiness Zone

4