'''''Acer velutinum''''', '''Velvet Maple''' is a [[tree]] [[species]] native to [[Azerbaijan]] and northern [[Iran]].<ref>GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?1250 ''Acer velutinum'']</ref> It grows in the moist [[Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests]].
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It is a tall [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to over 40 m tall.<ref>Akbarinia, M. & Hukusima, T. 1995. Regeneration Process of ''Fagus orientalis'' Forests after Cutting in Iran. ''J. Jpn. For. Soc.'' '''77(2)''': 170-178. Available [http://rms1.agsearch.agropedia.affrc.go.jp/contents/JASI/pdf/society/52-0904.pdf online]</ref>