Acer davidii — Pere David's Maple

A somewhat variable snake-bark maple, introduced from China early in the last century.

The leaves are relatively large and with very little side-lobing. The buds are characteristically stalked.

‘Ernest Wilson’ is a rare cultivar with folded, V cross-section leaves.

 
 

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