Acer miyabei
Miyabe Maple

Family:

Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) 88

Genus:

Acer (Maple, Boxelder) 76

Plant Type:

Tree 583

Growth Forms:

Upright 578

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 523

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 849

Flower Notes:

Yellow (Greenish-yellow in spring; not ornamentally important)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Handsome dark green leaves in summer); Yellow (Pale yellow in fall)

Stem Notes:

Lustrous brown, angled and glabrous

Fruit Notes:

Green (Horizontally spreading samaras with silky hairs, approximately 1 3/4" to 2" long; Fall)

Ultimate Height:

30-40 feet

Ultimate Spread:

30-40 feet

Bloom Times:

April 204

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Medium 215

Soil Notes:

Prefers well-drained acid soils, but apparently adaptable

Range:

Japan

Maintenance:

Low 286

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves opposite, simple, 2-3" long and wide, usually 3 main broad entire lobes with accuminately rounded tips. Petioles and leaf undersides are pubescent.

Ecological Functions:

Pollen and/or Nectar Producer 292

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Parts and Problems of Maple, Box Elder

Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

Attractive bark is grayish with long, vertical scales and fissures in maturity. Some difficulty in both vegetative and seed propagation.

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

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13 Acer miyabei found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2012_01284*C	MRRT
2	2010_12991*A	DAUC
3	2009_02688*A	DAUC
4	2013_00762*A	BRES	Heritage Plant Dedicated/Memorial Plant
5	2012_01284*B	MRRT
6	2013_00761*A	BRES	Heritage Plant Dedicated/Memorial Plant
7	ORIG_7683*A	AGAD
8	2010_12992*A	DAUC
9	2009_02690*A	DAUC
10	2009_02668*A	DAUC
11	2021_00083*A	HILL
12	2012_01284*A	MRRT
13	2023_00627*A	FORS