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Varieties
5 varieties
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Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn
- Multiple tints
Category
- Maple trees
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Categories
Amelanchier trees
1
Crab-apple trees
1
Flowering cherry trees
1
Japanese flowering cherries
7
Flowering pears
1
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
Hawthorn trees
1
Melliferous trees
3
Maple trees
5
Native trees
2
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
10
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
3
Our recommendations
2
Stock availability
All
5
In stock
4
Not in stock
1
Available form
1-year
2-year
4
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
4
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
4
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
2
Attractive bark
1
Attractive foliage
1
Autumn foliage colour
5
Variegated foliage
1
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
Upright-spreading / Vase
4
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
1
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
2
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
5
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
2
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
4
Some shade
2
Tolerates shade
1
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
Light prune
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
3
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
1
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
1
Free-draining site
1
Occasional flooding
1
Occasional drought
2
Coastal site
Air pollution
1
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
2
Melliferous
1
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
3
Bronze
3
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
3
Yellow / Crimson
1
Orange / Gold
2
Orange / Red
4
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
5
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
1
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
1
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
5
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Aureum
As the name suggests, this is a form of the Cappodician Maple featuring golden-green leaves which take on multiple tints in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer cappadocicum
Field Maple
The Field Maple makes a good specimen tree with attractive autumn colours, and is easy to grow.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer campestre
George Forrest
A popular snake-bark maple, very attractive striated bark, and golden yellow autumn colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer davidii
Simon-Louis Freres
A popular slow-growing medium-sized sycamore tree with very attractive variegated leaves.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer pseudoplatanus
Sugar Maple
The Sugar Maple is the primary maple species used for producing maple syrup.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer saccharum