Painted Maple – Acer mono

Painted Maple – Acer mono

Painted Maple yellow fall foliage against blue sky

Family Aceraceae. Outstanding fall color and glossy summer foliage make this compact maple a wonderful choice for any landscape.

color photo Painted Maple Tree in green summer foliage
This lovely painted maple is resident in the Woody Plants of Japan section at the Morton Arboretum [1]

Painted Maple Leaflet

Family Aceraceae – Maples
The Maples are some of our most familiar and beloved trees.  Most are native to the far east: China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria. Maples produce a distinctive winged fruit called a samara, also commonly known as helicopters or whirlybirds.

color photo Painted Maple in yellow autumn colors
Painted Maple in autumn colors

References
1. Painted Maple Morton Arboretum accession 73-84*2, photos by Bruce Marlin
2. Chicagoland Grows Inc., Plant Release Bulletin #6, Marmo Freeman’s Maple – Acer x freemanii ‘Marmo’
3. The Morton Arboretum, Autumn Blaze Maple

Family Aceraceae – Maples
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