Cappadocian Maple
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Acer cappadocicum
Maple family Aceraceae
Origin: Asia (Turkey to Iran)
Description: Up to 25m, the crown ovoid when young, becoming rounded with age. Leaves opposite, palmately 5- to 7-lobed, the lobes roughly triangular, entire, with a slender, drawn-out apex. Flowers yellow, appearing after the leaves, in erect clusters. Fruits 10mm, paired, winged, the wings making an obtuse angle.
Comments: Cultivars with different colours of foliage, especially reddish and gold leaves, have been developed.
Similar trees
- Other maples, especially Norway Maple and Sycamore.
