Taxon

Acer carpinifolium

 
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Acer carpinifolium - hornbeam maple
Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: hornbeam maple
Family: Aceraceae (maple family)
Distribution: Japan
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A small, deciduous maple with leaves that are long, serrate and dark green. Leaves do not look like typical maple leaves but more like those of hornbeam (Carpinus sp.), giving the tree its common name. It will grow 15-20' tall and wide with low, multiple branching and a vase like habit. Bark is smooth and gray. In fall the leaves turn a rich gold and brown.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: DWD: AI02 (AI02) • Accession: D2009-0027.002 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: DWD: AI02 (AI02) • Accession: D2009-0027.003 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: DWD: AI02 (AI02) • Accession: D2009-0027.001 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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