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Acer cissifolium
Ivy-Leafed Maple
Origin: Native to Japan.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| cissifolium |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 - (-20) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 - (-4) |
| Height |
| 6 - 10 m |
| Spread |
| 6 - 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Landscape |
| Border, specimen planting, shade tree and hedges. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun to partial-shade. Average, medium moisture and well-drained soil. Prefers acidic soils that are kept moist . Likes sand, clay, chalk and loam. |
| Shape |
| Bushy, small, round and spreading. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids, scale, borers and caterpillars may be a problem. Verticillium wilt, leaf spots, tar spot, canker and root rot can occur. |
| Habitat |
| Mountainous areas. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth grey bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Palmately-lobed leaves that appear in 3 oval, coarsely-toothed leaflets with coarsely serrated margins. The leaflets are 4 - 10 cm long, 2 - 4 cm broad with 1 - 2 cm petiolules. |
| Flower Description |
| Small pendulous racemes 10 – 16 cm long, each flower with four sepals and petals; it is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate trees. |
| Fruit Description |
| Fruit is winged samaras that are 2 - 3 cm long. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are bronze when young and mature to a dark green and becoming a reddish-yellow in autumn. The flowers are yellow. The bark is gray. |
| Texture Description |
| The bark is smooth in texture. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
| Propagation |
| Seed and grafting. |
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