Three Flower Maple. It is a deciduous tree that reaches a height of about 25 metres 82 ft but is usually smaller 2 3 it is a trifoliate maple related to such other species as manchurian maple acer mandshuricum and. The light ash brown bark on both its trunk and branches peels in vertical strips revealing pale copper brown wood beneath.
Prefers moist well drained soil. Three flower maple has appealing bark and fall color. Unfortunately fruits are often void.
Unfortunately fruits are often void.
Called three flower maple because the yellow green flowers occur in 3 flowered cymes with the emerging spring foliage. Fruits are samaras with hard bony nutlets and the attendant flattened prominently veined curved wing. Department of agriculture zones 4 through 8 although it varies by. The light ash brown bark on both its trunk and branches peels in vertical strips revealing pale copper brown wood beneath.
