Acer sycopseoides
Botanical Information
Family | Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
Genus | Acer |
Species | sycopseoides |
Category | Woody |
Type | Tree (deciduous) |
Origin | Guangxi and Guizhou, China. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 9 - 10 |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | Requires cool season protection under glass. |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Zone | H4 - H2 |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Temperature (°C) | (-4) - 4 |
Temperature (°F) | 25 - 40 |
Height | 6 m |
Flowering Period | April |
Description and Growing Information
General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
Habitat | Forests at an altitude of 600-2,100 m. |
Bark/Stem Description | Greyish bark with purplish-brown branchlets. |
Leaf Description | Ovate, thick, 3-veined with a rounded base, 5-8 x 2.5-4 cm. |
Flower Description | Yellow flowers. |
Fruit Description | Glabrous samaras, elliptic-oblong winged nutlets, both purplish in colour, produced in September. |