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.
‘Serpentine’ – has strong contrasting stripes of deep purplish brown bark. Growing 20-25’ feet tall (in humid areas it grows rapidly). In autumn it has shades of orange, yellow, and dull scarlet.
Zones 5-8
