Scientific Name
Acer capillipes

Common Name
Japanese stripped-bark maple

Hardiness Zones: 5-7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; prefers moist, well drained soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Round head; low branches
Height: 30 to 35’
Width: --
Leaf: 4 to 7" opposite, simple leaves; new leaves are bright red; bright green in summer; yellow to red fall color
Flower/Fruit: Greenish white flowers on 2.5 to 4" pendulous raceme; attractive samara in fall
Comments: Young branches are greenish to reddish brown with white stripes; most heat tolerant snakebark maple
Cultivars: --
 



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