Acer miyabei
Miyabe Maple

Acer miyabei - Overall Tree
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 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:
 Fruiting Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained acid soils, but apparently adaptable
 Range:
Japan
 Maintenance:
 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:
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Patio Tree 129
  • Shade Tree 181
  • Specimen 630
  • Winter Interest 117

    • 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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