Acer pensylvanicum L.

Species: Acer pensylvanicum L., Genus: Acer, Family: Sapindaceae, Group: Angiosperms

(Acer pensylvanicum L.)

-> Genus: Acer -> Family: Sapindaceae -> Group: Angiosperms

Habitus

it is a tree 5 - 10 m high
young bark is striped, formed by stripes of green and white (decorative)
bork is green with vertical reddish-brown stripes

Acer pensylvanicum (Striped maple, Pennsylvania maple) - bark

Acer pensylvanicum (Striped maple, Pennsylvania maple) - bork

Buds

bud arrangement is crosswise (directly) opposite

Acer pensylvanicum (Striped maple, Pennsylvania maple)

Shoots

shoots are straight, greenish-brown to reddish, pubescent

Leaves (assimilation organs)

the leaves are simple, palmately lobed, round in basic shape, up to 15 cm in size
the leaves have three (up to five) typical forward-facing serrated lobes
the margin is 2 x serrated
the upper side of the leaves is dark green, smooth, the lower side is light green when young with brownish hairs

Acer pensylvanicum (Striped maple, Pennsylvania maple) - top side

Acer pensylvanicum (Striped maple, Pennsylvania maple) - twig with leaves

Acer pensylvanicum (Striped maple, Pennsylvania maple) - underside

Flowers

it is a monoecious tree with bisexual flowers
it blooms in May at the same time as the leaves develop
flowers are yellow-green in drooping racemes (decorative)

Fruits – seeds

the fruit is a winged two-seeded achene fused at an angle of about 145°
the wings are about 2.5 cm long

Extension

originally in moist forests of eastern North America - southeastern Canada, northeastern USA
in America it is the only species of maple with such striped bark
the English name "moose maple" comes from the fact that the bark of this maple is gnawed by moose in winter

Ecology

it requires soils richer in nutrients, humus with higher soil moisture
partial shade-loving tree

Significance

it is an ornamental park tree with leaves, flowers, habit, but mainly striped bark

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