Maple

Acer tschonoskii ssp. koreanum Sapindaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Korea and Northern China

Location

Newman Meadow

Source of plant

Arborvillage Farm Nursery, Heronswood

Description

Small tree or tree-like shrub; young branches coral red, often turning greenish-yellow later in the summer, the older branches dark green to gray, striped with white. Leaves 5-lobed, 5-18 cm long, 4-6 cm wide, lobes acute, the petioles red, fall color yellow to orange. Flowers yellowish, held in terminal racemes.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

bark