Difference between revisions of "Bigleaf Maple"

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Revision as of 01:53, 14 September 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 80 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 80.
Width: 80 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 80.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 6 to 8
Scientific Names

Aceraceae >

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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Alaska to California
Cultivation
Sunset Zones: 4-17
Scientific Names

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Acer >

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Read about Bigleaf Maple in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Acer macrophyllum, Pursh. Large-leaved Maple. Tree, to 100 feet high: lvs. cordate, deeply 3-5-lobed or cleft, pubescent when young, pale green beneath, 8-12 in. across; middle lobe mostly 3-lobed: panicles glabrous, narrow, pendulous, 4-5 in. long: fr. with yellow, bristly hairs, wings spreading at right angles or nearly upright, over 1 in. long. W. N. Amer. S.S. 2:86,87. F.E. 14, pl. 44 (habit). Gn.M. 2:107 (habit). —Handsome round-headed tree, remarkable for its large foliage; not hardy in the N.


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