Geographic origin: North America.
Adult dimensions: Height up to 10 m, width up to 6 m.
Foliage: Deciduous.
Type of soil: Moist and damp, does not like chalk.
Hardiness: Hardy to -30°C.
Exposure: Shade to partial shade.
Characteristics and uses:
The vine maple is worthy of a place in your garden. Its foliage is very original becoming a lovely orange red in the autumn. It has a spreading form that makes it useful as a shade-providing tree.
It is often confused with the Japanese maple; however, its leaves are slightly more rounded.
List of Maples:
Amur Maple (Acer ginnala), small tree, rapid growth
Box Maple (Acer negundo)
Field Maple (Acer campestre), extremely beautiful autumn colours
Italian Maple (acer opalus), its foliages turns yellow in the autumn
Montpellier Maple (acer monspessulanum), extremely beautiful spreading shape
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides), extremely beautiful autumn colours
Paper Bark Maple (Acer griseum), unusual bark, beautiful autumnal foliage
Père David's Maple (Acer davidii), light soil, attractive bark
Red Maple (Acer rubrum), moist soils, dislikes chalky soils
Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum), will even grow in flooded land in winter
Snake bark Maple (Acer pennsylvanicum), unusual bark, yellow foliage in the autumn
Sugar Maple (acer saccharum), red tint in the autumn
Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), extremely resistant to pollution, beautiful yellow foliage in the autumn
Trident Maple (acer buergerianum), dislikes chalk, beautiful autumn colouring, sought after by bonsai connoisseurs
Japanese Maples, small decorative tree, sought after by bonsai connoisseurs
See the Maples catalogue
