Painted Maple, Acer truncatum mono (Acer pictum), 20 Seeds (Showy Fall Color) Ready To Ship

Painted Maple, Acer truncatum mono (Acer pictum), 20 Seeds (Showy Fall Color)Painted Maple is a fast growing, deciduous tree that typically grows to 30 to 40 feet tall with a rounded spreading crown. It is native to forests in Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia and Eastern Russia. It sometimes grows in a shrubby form. Variable leaves, 3 to 6 inches long, have 5 to 7 triangular lobes. Leaves emerge with bronze tints in spring, mature to bright green by summer and turn attractive shades of yellow, orange and red in fall. Greenish-yellow flowers appear in April-May in upright clusters (umbels). As with most Maples, the flowers are not showy. Fruit is a samara 1 to 1.5 inches long.