Acer triflorum
(Three-flowered Maple)

Family - Sapindaceae
Category - Tree
Origin - Northern China, Manchuria, Korea
Year of Introduction - 1923
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 8m
Width - 6m
Location - The Hot Garden

Description: A small, Deciduous tree with an upright, spreading habit and attractive, exfoliating bark. Dark green, trifoliate leaves have irregularly toothed margins. Small, yellow-green flowers are produced in clusters of three in mid to late spring and are followed by winged fruit. The foliage reliably turns shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn. Slow-growing.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Flower:

Small, yellow-green flowers are produced in clusters of three in April and May. The flowers are followed by samaras.

Flower colour: Green

Flower shape: Small flowers in clusters

Flowering time: April, May

Foliage:

Dark green, trifoliate leaves have ovate to lanceolate leaflets that are irregularly toothed at the margins. The leaves are oppositely arranged along the branches. The foliage turns shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Trifoliate

Autumn Colour: Yellow, orange, red

Propagation:

Seed, softwood cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.