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Acer obtusifolium
Also called Cyprus Maple
Syrian or Cyprus maple is an evergreen species from the eastern Mediterranean that usually grows as a large shrub but can be trained into a small tree up to about 5 m. It suits warm, mild climates and needs good drainage.
Acer obtusifolium, the Syrian maple or Cyprus maple, is a Middle-eastern species of maple.
This species is found in Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. It grows on sides of coastal mountains in Mediterranean maquis shrubland. Historically, it was recorded in Crete but is now extinct in the region, and its purported presence in Turkey has recently been disproven.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acer obtusifolium 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.
