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Acer 'Ample Surprise'
Common name:
Ample Surprise maple
Family:
Aceraceae (maple family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Acer amplum × A. platanoides
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
Ample Surprise maple grows to be a specimen shrub or a very small tree in time and can be pruned to shape, if required. It can grow 10-13 ft. tall if left unpruned with a 10 ft. spread. It has a compact branching habit and delicate leaves that are bronze-red in spring, dark green in summer, and shades of orange-red in autumn. Several plants can be planted together for a screening effect. Resistant to mildew.
Links:
BlueBell Nursery
•
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
• Accession: D2018-0199.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
MEM: AI05
(AI05)
• Accession: D2018-0199.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual