Manchurian striped maple
Acer tegmentosum
RHS AGM 2012; MBG Plant of Merit 2011
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Oval
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow, green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Manchurian striped maple (Acer tegmentosum) is a tree for shade gardens, winter interest, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Yellow-green flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. Birds also visit the tree.
Pairs well with Katsura tree, Christmas fern, Foam flower, and Hinoki cypress.
Native range
North America and New Jersey.