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Acer cordatum
Acer cordatum is a small Chinese maple tree, growing up to about 10 metres, with simple or lobed leaves. It is grown mainly as an ornamental or specimen tree in gardens and arboreta, and the key to success is giving it a sheltered, moist, well-drained site.
Acer cordatum is an Asian species of maple. It has been found only in China.
Acer cordatum is a small tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves are non-compound, either unlobed or with 2 or 3 lobes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acer cordatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
