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Acer rubrum

Leaf underside; planted tree in pasture, ‘Paloma’, Fordell, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 12/01/2019, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

New shoot against parent tree’s trunk; tree in pasture, ‘Paloma’, Fordell, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 12/01/2019, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

New leaves against parent tree’s trunk; tree in pasture, ‘Paloma’, Fordell, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 12/01/2019, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

red maple

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Simplified description

Deciduous tree; shoots red to coppery-brown. Leaves silvery below; 3-5 lobed; petioles red above, yellow-green below.

Flower colours

Green, Red/Pink

Distribution

First record as adventive in NZ (near Fordell, Wanganui) made in Feb. 2015

Habitat

Hillside garden adjoining pasture with a planted adult tree

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Acer

Family

Sapindaceae

Authority

Acer rubrum L.

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

2015

Origin

Eastern and Central North America, Newfoundland to Texas

Life cycle and dispersal

Winged seeds

Other information

Etymology

acer: Thought to be derived from the Latin acer ‘hard’ or ‘sharp’, the wood once having been used for writing tablets

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Mitchell, A. 1974. A field guide to the trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins

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