Acer truncatum seed

LATIN NAME: ACER TRUNCATUM

COMMON NAME: Shantung Maple

The Shantung maple bronzes the small, deciduous tree with the broad, five-lobed leaves that turn the gold and the bronze through the autumn, the leaves bronzing the neat, rounded crown, the small, yellow-green flowers opening with the leaves through the spring, the paired, winged keys following. The tree grows steadily into the compact, rounded form, and it stands the cold, 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 bronze autumn colour of the Shantung maple gives it a recognised place in the research on the urban-tolerant maples of the great maple group, and the truncatum species appears in the studies of the street-tree tolerance and the autumn pigments. The work looks at the way the five-lobed leaves bronze the tidy crown, the reliable display, and the seed biology. The horticulturists value the neat form, and the growers of the street and small garden maples keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the urban garden, the Shantung maple bronzes the autumn garden with the gold leaves. The gold and bronze display lights the street, the keys scatter with the wind, and the tree makes the fine avenue and the specimen. It grows well in the well-drained, sunny or lightly shaded ground. Bronze-leafed, tidy and urban-proof.

To grow the Shantung Maple from seed, press the winged seeds into the wide, sandy drills of the seedbed in the autumn.

Press the winged seeds into the wide, sandy drills of the seedbed, and give the young trees the open, sunny spot. The bronze leaves come through the autumn. , then cover them lightly, keep the drills gently watered, and the young trees show themselves over the spring. The bronze leaves will gold through the autumn.

Common Names: Purpleblow Maple
This tree has the appearance of a Japanese Maple, however the leaves are smooth along the edges. The appearance of yellow flower clusters in the early spring provides a pleasing flowering accent. Its shiny light green foliage and interesting trunks make it quite attractive as a small lawn shade tree, which does well in half-shade to sun in a moderately moist setting. New growth is purplish-red, bronze.
Height: 25 feet
Canopy Width: 30 feet
Growth Rate: 24 to 36 Inches per Season
Fruit: Brown Winged Seed, Medium (0.50 – 1.50 inches), fruiting in Summer.
Problems: No serious insect or disease problems.
good for bonsai
Edible parts of Acer truncatum: Seed – roasted. Rather small and fiddly to utilize
Other uses of Acer truncatum: The leaves are packed around apples, rootcrops etc to help preserve them.