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'''''Acer cissifolium''''' ('''Vine-leafed Maple''', '''Vineleaf Maple''', and variations thereof) is a [[maple]] native to [[Japan]], from southern [[Hokkaidō]] south through [[Honshū]] and [[Shikoku]] to [[Kyūshū]].<ref name=ype>Yamaguchi prefecture ecology: [http://eco.pref.yamaguchi.jp/rdb/html/10/100099.html ''Acer cissifolium''] (in Japanese; [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://eco.pref.yamaguchi.jp/rdb/html/10/100099.html&sa=X&oi=translate& google translation])</ref> [[Image:Acer cissifolium JPG1.jpg|thumb|left|Young Vine-leafed Maple|200px]] It is a [[deciduous]] small [[tree]] or large [[shrub]] growing to 5–10 m (rarely 15 m) in height, with smooth grey bark. The young shoots are green, often tinged pink, hairy at first with whitish hairs, becoming grey in the second year. The [[leaf|leaves]] are trifoliate, with a very slender red petiole up to 10 cm long; the three leaflets are 4–10 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, with 1–2 cm petiolules, and coarsely serrated margins. They are matt green above, paler and slightly shiny below, and turn pale yellow to pinkish in autumn. The [[flower]]s are produced in pendulous [[raceme]]s 10–16 cm long, each flower with four sepals and petals; it is [[plant sexuality|dioecious]] with male and female flowers on separate trees. The [[fruit]] is a paired [[samara (fruit)|samara]], the nutlets are 7 mm long, the wings 15–25 mm long, spreading at an acute angle.<ref name=ype/><ref name="gelderen">van Gelderen, C. J. & van Gelderen, D. M. (1999). ''Maples for Gardens: A Color Encyclopedia''.</ref><ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref><ref name=afm2>Mitchell, A. F. (1982). ''The Trees of Britain and Northern Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-219037-0</ref> Both the scientific and English names refer to the resemblance of its leaves to those of ''[[Cissus]]'', a genus in the [[Vitaceae|vine family]].<ref name=rushforth/> This maple is common in cultivation although few [[cultivar]]s are known. A [[variegation|variegated]] cultivar 'Gotenbanishiki' has been selected in Japan.<ref name=ganshukutei>Ganshukutei Botanic Garden: [http://ganshuku.cool.ne.jp/23_1gotenbanishiki.html ''Acer cissifolium'' 'Gotenbanishiki'] (in Japanese; [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://ganshuku.cool.ne.jp/23_1gotenbanishiki.html&sa=X&oi=translate& google translation])</ref> Female trees are often [[plant propagation|propagated]] by [[layering]] and sold in the nursery trade.<ref name="gelderen"/> ''A. cissifolium'' is similar to its closest relative ''[[Acer henryi|A. henryi]]'' (rare in cultivation) and its close relative ''[[Acer negundo|A. negundo]]'' (common in cultivation with many cultivars). It may be distinguished from the former by its shoots turning grey in their second year (remaining green for several years in ''A. henryi''), and from the latter by its consistently trifoliate leaves, never with the five leaflets common in ''A. negundo''.<ref name=rushforth/> Mislabeling occurs between these three species.<ref name="gelderen"/> {{Inc| Acer cissifolium, Koch (Negundo cissifolium, Sieb. & Zucc. Crula cissifolia, Nieuwl.). Small tree: lfts. 3, stalked, ovate or elliptic, acuminate, coarsely serrate, sparingly ciliate, 2-3 1/2in. long, light green beneath and glabrous, or nearly so: racemes slender, many-fld., pubescent; pedicels less than 1/4in. long; sepals and petals 4, small: fr. in pendulous racemes; wings slightly spreading. Japan. S.I.F. 2:41.—-Handsome, round-headed tree, with slender, spreading branches and graceful bright green foliage, turning orange-yellow and scarlet in autumn; hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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