Description
Acer davidii – Father David’s Maple – pere David Maple – Named after French naturalist and missionar Armand David who discovered it in China. It grows 50’ feet tall and in breadth with gray and white striked bark. The oval 6 inch mid green leafs can be shallowly lobed or unlobed turning orange to yellow in autumn when it bears pink-brown fruit. It bears clusters of pale yellow flowers on a single stem.
‘Madeline Spitta’ – is narrowly erect growing 40’ feet tall and 15’ feet wide with glossy green leaves turning orange-red in autumn.
