Acer cappadocicum

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Acer cappadocicum, Gled. (A. laetum, C. A. Mey.). Tree, to 50 ft.: lvs. 5-7-lobed, usually cordate, 3-6 in. across, glabrous, light green and lustrous beneath; lobes entire, acuminate: fls. greenish yellow, in upright peduncled corymbs: fr. with spreading wings, the wings usually 2-3 times as long as the nutlets. From the Caucasus to W. China and the Himalayas.—Resembles A. platanoides, but lobes of lvs. entire and branches smooth; not quite hardy N. Var. sinicum, Rehd. Smaller in every part: lvs. 2 1/2-4 in. across, usually 5-lobed, subcordate or truncate at the base: wings of fr. about twice as long as nutlet. W. China. J.H.S. 29:358 (as A. laetum var. cultratum).—Very similar to A. pictum, but always easily distinguished by the smooth greenish bark of the younger branches. Var. tricaudatum, Rehd. Similar to the preceding, but lvs. 3-lobed. J.H.S. 29:357,358. Var. horticola, Rehd. (A. laetum var. rubrum, Schwerin; A. colchicum var. rubrum, Hort.). Lvs. blood-red, when unfolding. Var. tricolor, Rehd. (A. laetum var. tricolor, Schwerin). Lvs. blood-red, sprinkled with rosy pink, when young. The last two beautiful forms usually remain shrubby. Var. aureum, Rehd. (A. laetum aureum, Hesse). Lvs. red and golden yellow. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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