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Acer capillipes
Snakebark Maple, Red Snakebark Maple
Origin: Japan.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| capillipes |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3a - 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-29) - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-20) - 15 |
| Height |
| 9-13 m |
| Spread |
| 9-13 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Landscape |
| Excellent as a shade or street tree. |
| Cultivation |
| Medium moisture, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Rounded. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Mountainous areas of Japan. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Bark is greenish-brown, striped with a vertical chalk white, branches are glabrous and red. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Bud scales are 2-paired, valvate and red. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves to 11 x 10 cm with 3 lobes and red veins, dark green above and light green beneath, turning crimson in autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| 10 - 25 flowers that are glabrous and green-white. |
| Fruit Description |
| Convex nutlets. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
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