Acer ginnala

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Acer ginnala, Maxim. (A. tataricum var. ginnala, Maxim.). Fig. 95. Shrub or small tree, 20 ft.: lvs. 3-lobed, 1 1/2-3 1/2 in. long, glabrous, the terminal lobe elongated, doubly serrate: fls. in long-peduncled panicles, yellowish, fragrant. Manchuria, N. China, Japan. Gt. 1877:308. S.I.F. 2:44. F.E. 17, pl. 72 (habit). Var. Semenowii, Pax (A. Semenowii, Regel & Herd.). Shrub: lvs. smaller, deeply 3- or nearly 5-lobed. Turkestan.—Graceful shrub, with handsome foliage, turning bright red in autumn; may be used as a substitute for the Japanese maples where these are not hardy.


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