Acer buergerianum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- AY-ser bur-jer-ee-AY-num
- Description
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Tolerant of wind, salt, drought, air pollution, and soil compaction; may suffer breakage with ice storms; fall color varies greatly; possible tree for restricted root zone sites; with age bark exfoliates revealing gray, orange, brown color; does not develop leaf scorch during drought. This plant is moderately salt tolerant. Attractive fall color with shades of deep red and orange.
Frequently used in bonsai.
Site: Sun; well-drained soil;
Form: Upright; rounded crown
Growth Rate: Slow to Medium
Native to China North-Central, China Southeast, and Myanmar.
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Mino Yatabusa
- Naputo Kaede
- Street Wise
- Mino Yatabusa
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Mino Yatabusa
- Naputo Kaede
- Street Wise
- Mino Yatabusa
- Tags:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Acer
- Species:
- buergerianum
- Family:
- Sapindaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern China, Japan, Korea
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Shade
- Wildlife Food Source
- Wind Shimmer
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- tolerates dry, infertile sites
- Dimensions:
- Height: 25 ft. 0 in. - 35 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Oval
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 24-60 feet
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Samara
- Fruit Length:
- 1-3 inches
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Insignificant flower
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- This plant does not develop leaf scorch during drought. Leaves are 1.5 to 3.5 in. opposite, simple leaf with 3 lobes; new growth often bronze to purple; yellow, orange, red fall color; colors later than most maples.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Dark Gray
- Light Brown
- Light Gray
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Surface/Attachment:
- Exfoliating
- Patchy
- Bark Description:
- Exfoliating bark develops on mature trunks
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Patio
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Children's Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Shade Tree
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Compaction
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Pollution
- Salt
- Wind
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
-
Acer maximowiczianum
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Quercus phellos
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica
