Green (Clear, dark, glossy foliage with distinctive texture in summer); Multi-Colored (Yellow, orange, to bright red in the late fall, but variable quality)

Stem Notes:

Gray-brown (slender, pubescent, small lenticels)

Fruit Notes:

Red (Samaras, 3/4 to 1" long, mature in October-November; Not ornamentally important)

Ultimate Height:

20-30 feet

Ultimate Spread:

20-30 feet

Bloom Times:

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Medium 203

Soil Notes:

Performs best in well-drained acid loam soils

Range:

China and Japan

Maintenance:

Low 274

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves opposite, simple, 1.5-3.5" long and wide, rounded or wedge-shaped at base, 3 major veins, 3-lobed, lobes are triangular and point forward (resembles a duck foot), margin entire or slightly serrate, petiole about as long as the blade. Samaras (0.75-1" long) are parallel.

Ecological Functions:

Pollen and/or Nectar Producer 292

Purdue Plant Doctor

Parts and Problems of Maple, Box Elder

Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

Needs training to develop single central leader (if that is desired). Popular street tree in Japan. Cold hardiness varies in seed produced stock. In some cases, fruit set is so high as to deplete foliage. Flaking bicolor bark in gray-brown and orange.

Plant Photo Gallery

Overall Tree

Leaf

Bark

Samara Fruit

Leaf Buds

Buds

Winter Habit

When Acer buergerianum has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

Flowering

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Week 1 flowering not present	Week 2 flowering not present	Week 3 flowering not present	Week 4 flowering not present	Week 5 flowering not present	Week 6 flowering not present	Week 7 flowering not present	Week 8 flowering not present	Week 9 flowering not present	Week 10 flowering not present	Week 11 flowering not present	Week 12 flowering not present	Week 13 flowering present	Week 14 flowering present	Week 15 flowering not present	Week 16 flowering not present	Week 17 flowering present	Week 18 flowering present	Week 19 flowering not present	Week 20 flowering not present	Week 21 flowering not present	Week 22 flowering not present	Week 23 flowering not present	Week 24 flowering not present	Week 25 flowering not present	Week 26 flowering not present	Week 27 flowering not present	Week 28 flowering not present	Week 29 flowering not present	Week 30 flowering not present	Week 31 flowering not present	Week 32 flowering not present	Week 33 flowering not present	Week 34 flowering not present	Week 35 flowering not present	Week 36 flowering not present	Week 37 flowering not present	Week 38 flowering not present	Week 39 flowering not present	Week 40 flowering not present	Week 41 flowering not present	Week 42 flowering not present	Week 43 flowering not present	Week 44 flowering not present	Week 45 flowering not present	Week 46 flowering not present	Week 47 flowering not present	Week 48 flowering not present	Week 49 flowering not present	Week 50 flowering not present	Week 51 flowering not present	Week 52 flowering not present

Fruiting

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Week 1 fruiting not present	Week 2 fruiting not present	Week 3 fruiting not present	Week 4 fruiting not present	Week 5 fruiting not present	Week 6 fruiting not present	Week 7 fruiting not present	Week 8 fruiting not present	Week 9 fruiting not present	Week 10 fruiting not present	Week 11 fruiting not present	Week 12 fruiting not present	Week 13 fruiting not present	Week 14 fruiting not present	Week 15 fruiting not present	Week 16 fruiting not present	Week 17 fruiting present	Week 18 fruiting present	Week 19 fruiting present	Week 20 fruiting present	Week 21 fruiting present	Week 22 fruiting present	Week 23 fruiting not present	Week 24 fruiting not present	Week 25 fruiting not present	Week 26 fruiting not present	Week 27 fruiting not present	Week 28 fruiting not present	Week 29 fruiting not present	Week 30 fruiting not present	Week 31 fruiting not present	Week 32 fruiting not present	Week 33 fruiting not present	Week 34 fruiting not present	Week 35 fruiting not present	Week 36 fruiting present	Week 37 fruiting present	Week 38 fruiting present	Week 39 fruiting present	Week 40 fruiting present	Week 41 fruiting present	Week 42 fruiting present	Week 43 fruiting present	Week 44 fruiting present	Week 45 fruiting present	Week 46 fruiting present	Week 47 fruiting not present	Week 48 fruiting not present	Week 49 fruiting not present	Week 50 fruiting not present	Week 51 fruiting not present	Week 52 fruiting not present

13 Acer buergerianum found

Building Map...

= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	ORIG_4299*A	TARK
2	ORIG_4348*A	WILY
3	ORIG_4211*A	OWEN
4	ORIG_4215*A	OWEN
5	ORIG_4223*A	OWEN
6	ORIG_4172*A	OWEN
7	ORIG_4331*A	TARK
8	ORIG_2807*A	STEW
9	ORIG_4328*A	TARK
10	ORIG_4178*A	OWEN
11	ORIG_4191*A	OWEN
12	ORIG_4292*A	TARK
13	ORIG_4273*A	TARK