| Acer saccharinum L. |
| Acer dasycarpum Ehrh. - Acer eriocarpum Michx. |
| Aceraceae | ||
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Deciduous tree up to 15-20 m in cultivation. Leaves opposite, deeply five-lobed. Each lobes long pointed and doubly toothed. Lamina 8-15 cm long as wide, light green above, silvery-white beneath, turning yellow in autumn. Leafstalk reddish. Small greenish-yellow flowers in February-March. Samara 3-6 cm long, ripe in June.
Home: Eastern USA Other views: Leaves Cultivated: France and Germany Author: Frédéric Tournay Ethnobotanical aspects of Acer saccharinum by Plants for a future database Back to the plant list |
