Acer freemanii `Jeffers Red'
'Autumn Blaze' maple Ht 20-25m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. A. rubrum x A. saccharinum parents. This selection has vigour and good red autumn colour. Distinct upright oval form, strong branches and tolerates dry windy sites Cutting grown to avoid graft incompatibility.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - red
Acer circinatum x palmatum
Hybrid maple Ht 4-6m
2nd generation NZ bred. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Intermediate and variable characteristics between the parents. Autumn display of red and orange leaves is stunning. Thicker stems than A. palmatum and hardier. Been used as an understock.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Acer cappadocicum ssp. sinicum
Chinese Cappadocian maple Ht 5-10m
Himalayas and SW China. Dense round crown, deciduous. Lobes of leaves long pointed, turning yellow, orange and red in autumn. Yellow flowers in spring. Drought tolerant and still rare in NZ. Hardy to -10C.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attracts bees
Acer capillipes
Red snake bark maple Ht 10-20m
Japan. Broadly columnar, deciduous. Bark green and grey with vertical white stripes. Branches ascend at a narrow angle from a short bole. Leaves red in autumn on red stalks.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Acer buergerianum
Trident maple Ht 10-15m
Japan and E. China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Good autumn display of yellow to red leaves. Bark peels in scaly plates leaving a dappled trunk. Tolerant of drought and exposure. Street tree in Japan, well worth growing.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Shelter
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