- Acer negundo
- North America
Genus
Acer is the Latin generic name for the maple tree.
However, the word also means sharp or pointed. This can refer to the leaf shape of the pointed maple or mountain maple, for example. In the past, maple wood was also used to make spears.
There are around 150 species of the maple genus worldwide - from small shrubs to large trees.
Maples are deciduous trees or shrubs. As a tree, the maple is a stately avenue and park tree with the greatest height of around 30 meters; largest species: sycamore, Norway maple, silver maple, native to Europe, western Asia and Canada.
Maples have a wide variety of leaf shapes from lobed, palmate to feathery filigree, have brilliant autumn colors (Indian summer) and are - also with their bark markings - picturesque design elements in the landscape, in the park and ornamental garden.
The Graubünden sycamore was the most important symbol of state and freedom in Switzerland
Information on the species
Acer negundo (ash maple): native to North America, on lakeshores and in floodplain forests
Growth: medium-sized tree or large shrub with a loose, spreading crown, up to 20 meters high and up to 15 meters wide. Young twigs: green-blue streaked
Bark: light gray
Leaves: loosely pinnate, light green; leaflets five to seven, up to ten centimetres long; different varieties with mutated leaves speckled in yellow, yellow and white; light yellow in autumn
Flowers: panicle racemes hanging before budding
Fruits: hanging clusters, up to twelve centimetres long, light green, nutlets, two single-seeded split fruits (nose attachment for children)
Characteristics: frost-hardy, resistant to urban climates, drought-resistant, tolerates flooding