Maples Flashcards
1
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hedge maple
A
Acer campestre
Aceraceae
2
Q
Acer campestre
A
hedge maple
3
Q
paperbark maple
A
Acer griseum
Aceraceae
4
Q
Acer griseum
Aceraceae
A
paperbark maple
5
Q
Morgan maple
A
Acer x freemanii ‘Morgan’
Aceraceae
6
Q
Acer x freemanii ‘Morgan’
Aceraceae
A
Morgan maple (sugar x red)
7
Q
Acer maximowiczianum
Aceraceae
A
Nikko maple
8
Q
Nikko maple
A
Acer maximowiczianum
Aceraceae
9
Q
Acer negundo (pioneer) Aceraceae
A
Box elder/ Manitoba maple
10
Q
box elder/ Manitoba maple
A
Acer negundo (pioneer) Aceraceae
11
Q
Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’
A
Bloodgood Japanese maple
12
Q
Bloodgood Japanese maple
A
Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’
-Aceraceae
13
Q
Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’
Aceraceae
A
Osakazuki Japanese maple
14
Q
Osakazuki Japanese maple
A
Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’
Aceraceae
15
Q
Acer platanoides
A
Norway maple
Aceraceae
16
Q
Norway maple
A
Acer platanoides
Aceraceae
17
Q
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’
A
Crimson King Norway maple
Aceraceae
18
Q
Acer pseuodoplatanus ‘Eskimo Sunset’
A
Eskimo Sunset Sycamore maple
Aceraceae
19
Q
Crimson King Norway maple
A
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’
Aceraceae
20
Q
Eskimo Sunset Sycamore maple
A
Acer pseuodoplatanus ‘Eskimo Sunset’
Aceraceae
21
Q
Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’
A
October Glory Red maple
Aceraceae
22
Q
October Glory Red maple
A
Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’
Aceraceae
23
Q
Acer saccharinum
A
Silver maple
Aceraceae
24
Q
Silver maple
A
Acer saccharinum
Aceraceae
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Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
| Aceraceae
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Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
| Aceraceae
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Acer spicatum
Mountain maple
| Aceraceae
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Mountain maple
Acer spicatum
| Aceraceae
29
Acer tataricum ssp. Ginnala
Amur maple
| Aceraceae
30
Amur maple
Acer tataricum ssp. Ginnala
| Aceraceae
31
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumanii'
Bauman Horsechestnut
| Hippocastanaceae
32
Aesculus pavia
Red Buckeye
| Hippocastanaceae
33
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
| Hippocastanaceae
34
Baumanii Horschestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumanii'
| Hippocastanaceae
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Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush Buckeye
| Hippocastanaceae
36
Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
| Hippocastanaceae
37
Aesculus glabra
Ohio Buckeye
| Hippocastanaceae
38
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
| Hippocastanaceae
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hedge maple
name
size
descriptive factors
hort uses
conditions
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Descriptive factors/ ID: horizontal leaves
Foliage - 5 rounded lobes
Darker green, Shiny
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Almost flat keys
-slow growing
Size: small tree
Horticulture uses: residential scale
-good fall colour - yellow
-respond well to pruning ( trained as hedge)
Conditions: dry soil
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Morgan maple
name
size
descriptive factors
hort uses
conditions
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Acer x freemanii 'Morgan'
Size: med- large
Descriptive factors:
-combination of Acer rubrum x Acer saccharinum
-from sacch. - fast growing and adaptibility
-foliage of rubrum- 3 point, more stable branch structure then saccharinum
-red flowers early spring
-wrinkly bark with age
Horticulture uses: good autumn colour
-good shade tree
Conditions: moist soil plant where spring floods , also grows in dry
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Paperbark maple
name
size
descriptive factors
hort uses
conditions
origin
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Acer griseum
Orgin: China
Size: medium
Descriptive factors: paper- like bark
-tri-lobed leaves ID
Horticulture uses: focal point tree
Conditions: sheltered area, dry soil
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Nikko maple
name
size
descriptive factors
hort uses
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Acer maximowiczianum
Size: small
Descriptive factors: fall colour, soft grey bark
Horticulture uses: no commercial application
-“connoisseur tree” edges of woodlots
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Manitoba maple
name
descriptive factors
hort uses
Acer negundo ' Pioneer'
Descriptive factors : keys are extended , show elongated “horse riding”
Horticulture uses: good rehab tree, grow most hostile environement
-also considered weed tree
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Bloodgood Japanese maple
size
descriptive factors
hort uses
origin
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Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
Size: small
Descriptive factors: usually red leaves
-hardiest of jap. Maples
-slightly brighter
Horticulture uses: specimen tree
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Osakazuki Japanese maple
name
size
descriptive factors
hort uses
growing condition
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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
Size: small, slow growing
Descriptive factors: bright red keys and stem with green leaves - 7 lobes
-vibrant colour in Autumn
Horticulture: focal point, specimen tree
gc: Needs well drained, moist soil, shade - will burn
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Eskimo Sunset Sycamore maple
name
descriptive factors
hort uses
GC
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Eskimo Sunset'
Descriptive factors: large purple buds provide spring interest
-leaves have purple backing
-light green leaves splashed with pink and cream - tri coloured variegated
Horitculture uses: ???
-prone to spider mites/ cankers
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Norway maple
Descriptive factors
hort uses
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Acer platanoides
Descriptive factors: keys flattened- ID
-yellow showy leaves in fall
-"canada flag leaf"
Horticulture uses: VERY hardy tree- don’t plant in natural landscape, will take over
-will smother competition
-plant small urban spaces
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Crimson king norway maple
descriptive factors
growing coniditons
acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
Descriptive factors: vibrant purple/ red leaves- ID
-multi season colour- spring purple leaves with yellow flowers, summer purple leaves, fall golden leaves
-one of last to lose its leaves
Growing conditions: needs sun or else leaves will turn green
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'October Glory' red maple
descriptive factors
growing conditions
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
Descriptive factors: med- fast growth rate
-good autumn colour
-“plump” leaves, shallow lobes
Growing Conditions: hardy but leaves will start to yellow- chlorosis
-sufficient moisture, low pH
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Silver maple
name
descriptive factors
hort uses
growing conditions
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Acer saccharinum
Descriptive factors: lace- like leaf
-back side of leaf silver
-horizontal branching structure branches prone to breaking under heavy snow
-“hinged” keys
-autumn colour- yellow orange or red
Horticultural uses: don’t plant near parking lots
-good in natural areas - golf courses ect
Growing conditions: fast growing
-wetlands
-prone to insect disease, tar spot
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Sugar maple
name
descriptive factors
hort uses
growing conditions
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Acer saccharum
Descriptive factors: keys plump, wing at 45 degree angle
-autumn colour- red orange yellow
Hort uses: never near street- big tree that needs open space
Growing conditions: NOT dry soils, draught intolerant, slow growing
-grows best in forest where lots of organic matter for water retention
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Mountain maple
size
descriptive factors
hort uses
Acer spicatum
Size: small tree/ large shrub (smallest maple)
Descriptive factors: 3- lobed leaves - saw toothed edge with shallow sinus
-upright flowers
Hort uses: connoisseurs only- natural env’t
-used to make maple syrup, tan leather
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Amur maple
descriptive factors
origin
hort uses
growing conditions
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Acer tataricum ssp Ginnala
Descriptive factors: small tree/ large shrub that can be trained
Origin: China/ Japan
-leaves have 2 short lobes on bottom, long narrow at top
-Attractive flower (bad smell)
- glossy dark green leaves, red keys
Hort uses: easy to grow, can be trained as hedge or species plant
-good fall colour
Growing conditions: alkaline soils
-prone to winter damage because horizontal branching and veticullium wilt
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Bauman horsechestnut
description
hort uses
growing condition
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumanii'
Description: course branch, medium growing speed
-Leaf plamate like fingers on palm- 7 lobes
-ID- sticky terminal bud in winter
-Upright showy white flowers with red centers
-yellow/ brown colour in fall
Hort uses: parkland, golf course
-NOT school or road because of large fruit and salt susceptible
Growing Conditions: moist soil
-susceptible to salt damage, leaf scald with too much sun and not enough water, bleeding canker disease
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Bottlebrush buckeye
origin
size
description
hort uses
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Aesculus parviflora
Description: -showy white flowers
-5 lobed green leaves, yellow in fall
Origin: US
-fruits smooth, thin casing with nut on inside
Size: -round large shrub
Hort uses: massing in large areas, good background plant
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Red Buckeye
origin
descirption
size
hort uses
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Aesculus pavia
Origin: native US
Size: slow growing, med size
Description:
-bright red tubular flowers in spring
-fruit smooth round brown
Hort uses: commercial and residential
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Ohio buckeye
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Aesculus glabra
Description: NO showy flowers (small yellow in spring hardly detected) or fall colour
-hardy
-spiky fruit capsule
Hort use: limited landscape application
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Acer saccharinum disease
- insects, tarspot, winter damage
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Aesculus hipposcastanum 'Baumanii' disease
- salt damage, leaf scald, bleeding canker
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Acer rubrum 'October Glory' disease
-chlorosis is not right conditions- needs low pH and adequate moisture
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Acer tataricum ssp Ginnala disease
winter damage, veticullium wilt
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Acer psuedoplantanus 'Eskimo sunset' disease
spider mites/ canker
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4 trees that need wet/ moist conditions
- acer saccharinum
- aesculus hippocastanum 'baumanii'
- acer saccharum ** draught intolerant
- acer x freemanii ' Morgan' - good in spring floods
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2 trees that need dry soil
acer griseum
| acer campestre
