Scientific Name:	Acer buergerianum
Pronunciation:	AY-sur bur-ger-ee-AY-num
Common Name:	trident maple
Family Name:	Sapindaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves usually with three forward pointing lobes.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 7 - 10m Spread: 7 - 10m Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Landscape Uses: Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Street (boulevard tree) Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Palmate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous, Lustrous Colour in Fall: Orange, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Obovate Apices: Acute Bases: Obtuse Margins: Pinnately lobed Additional Info: Spectacular fall colour, three-lobed to 9 cm long

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Yellow Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr Additional Info: racemes erect

Fruit Type: Samara Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time:

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Fibrous-like roots

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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