 | Miyabe Maple - Acer miyabei [3] Diagnostic photos, Morton Arboretum accessions 550-32*10, 11, 12 & 13 Family: Aceraceae Miyabe is a graceful, full-crowned shade tree growing to 20 m. (70 feet) [Cirrus Home] [Trees Index] [Trees Main Page Graphics] |
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| Miyabe Maple is an outstanding specimen tree, featuring crisp, dark green summer foliage, and an appealing upright rounded habit with a wide crown. This tree likes full sun and grows best in moist, well-drained soils. Tolerant of mild drought, prefers slightly acid soil. Relatively short-lived fall color is a spectacular, vibrant butter-yellow to golden-yellow, depending on temperature changes and site conditions. [1] |
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The five-pointed leaflet is reminiscent of Sweet Gum - Liquidambar styraciflua .
Maples are famous for their winged fruits, called samaras (but more commonly called helicopters or whirligigs).
Fall colors are spectacular, vibrant butter-yellow to golden-yellow.
This lovely Miyabe provides a wonderful retreat from a hot, sunny summer day.
| Chicagoland Grows, a partnership between the Chicago Botanic Garden and The Morton Arboretum, reports a cultivar of the Miyabe, trade name 'State Street', is a cold-hardy alternative to hedge maple, A. campestre, and more resitant to heat and drought than Norway Maple. |
Miyabe Maple resplendent in butter yellow fall foliage.
Accession 550-32*14 on October 19, 2009
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