Acer cappadocicum 'AUREUM' Cappadocian maple
size/type
medium-sized tree,medium-sized tree
usual height
7-9m
usual width
5-7m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
insignificant or non-blooming
location
full to partial sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Among maples that do not belong to the Japanese group you can also find jewels that offer something a little more extraordinary than the common species. Aureum variety of Cappadocian maple is one example. This mid-sized tree from Asia has interesting palmate leaves with 5 or 7 lobes with conspicuous tips. They are bright green as they emerge, changing to mid green in summer and turning back to golden yellow, sometimes with red shades in autumn. The bark is smooth and greenish gray when young, shallowly grooved in maturity.
It grows medium fast or fast into a compact tree with rounded, mushroom-head crown. It gets almost as wide as tall. It takes any sort of pruning at the end of winter and almost any soil. Fully hardy to -29°C (USDA zone 5).
Last update 09-01-2009; 06-01-2012
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