
Three-flower Maple
- Botanical Name
- Acer triflorum
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 20 to 30 feet
- Width
- Equal to height
- Flowers
- Pink to greenish-yellow cluster or three flowers
- Fruit
- Double samaras: 1 to 1.25 inches, spreading at an angle of 120 degrees, persistant
- Fall Color
- Yellows and reds, one of the few trees to develop good fall color in shade
- Light
- Full sun to shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, acidic
- Planting & Care
- Transplant balled and burlap or container
- Tolerates drought and clay soil
- Not tolerant of soil compaction and wet soil
- Makes a good focal point or specimen
- Site where the highly ornamental, exfoliating bark can be appreciated
- Problems
- None serious
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