Acer buergerianum seed

LATIN NAME: ACER BUERGERIANUM

COMMON NAME: Trident Maple

The trident maple triangles the small, deciduous tree with the distinctive three-lobed leaves that taper like the small tridents, the leaves triangleing the neat, rounded crown, the green leaves turning the red and the orange through the autumn, the small, yellow-green flowers opening with the leaves, the paired, winged keys following. The tree grows steadily into the compact, rounded form, and it stands the heat and the dry spells well. It likes the sun or the light shade, and the well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The trident-shaped leaves of the trident maple give it a recognised place in the research on the warm-climate urban maples of the great maple group, and the buergerianum species appears in the studies of the bonsai species and the trained compact forms. The work looks at the way the three-lobed leaves taper into the small tridents, the heat-tolerant habit, and the seed biology. The horticulturists value the small leaf, and the growers of the street, container and bonsai maples keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm garden, the trident maple triangles the autumn garden with the trident leaves. The three-lobed leaves turn the red and the orange, the tree makes the fine street, tub and bonsai plant, and the keys scatter with the wind. It grows well in the well-drained, sunny or lightly shaded ground. Trident-leafed, refined and heat-tolerant.

To grow the Trident Maple from seed, press the winged seeds into the long, sandy drills of the nursery bed in the autumn.

Press the winged seeds into the long, sandy drills of the nursery bed, and give the young trees the open, sunny spot. The triangle leaves come through the autumn. , then cover them lightly, keep the drills gently watered, and the young trees rise over the spring. The triangle leaves will redden through the autumn.

Trident Maples are vigorous growers with relatively small leaves, and will develop large trunks and a well-aged look quickly. One of the easiest of the maples to grow, the red and gold autumn color is truly spectacular. Choose an upright form to match its natural habit.
Grown as a street tree in many parts of the world, Acer buergerianum or the Trident Maple can do well in dry soils and develops into an attractive medium-sized tree in the garden. This species is native to Korea, China and Japan and if left to grow on its own will reach 10m or more in height.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acer buergerianum
LEAF TYPE: Deciduous
POSITION: Full Sun
HEIGHT (full size): 10-15m
WIDTH (full size): 5-10m
CLIMATE: Cold, Dry, Sub-tropical, Temperate
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Birds||Easy Care Plants
OTHER USES: Containers||Ornamental
BONSAI DIFFICULTY: Beginner
BONSAI LOCATION: Outdoor
BONSAI STYLES: Formal Upright||Informal Upright||Slanted Trunk