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Acer sutchuenense

Acer sutchuenense is a deciduous maple tree from central China, reaching up to about 12 m with smooth grey bark and large trifoliate leaves. It is a garden tree best grown in cool, moist, well-drained conditions with some shelter from hot sun.

Family
Sapindaceae (Soapberry & maple family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist, especially in the first few years, and avoid drought stress.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained loam; slightly acidic to neutral.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; prefers cool summers and sheltered sites away from hot afternoon sun.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (Sichuan, W. Hubei, NW. Hunan)
Climate
temperate

About

Acer sutchuenense is an Asian species of maple. It is native to China (Hubei, Hunan, + Sichuan).

Acer sutchuenense is a deciduous tree up to 12 meters tall with smooth gray bark. Leaves are compound with 3 leaflets, each leaflet up to 15 cm wide and 6 cm across, thin and papery, with a few shallow teeth along the edges.

Other Acer plants

Tapering Leaf Maple · Acer alaskense · Himalayan Maple · Acer amamiense · Broad Maple · Deep-veined Maple · Acer ashwilli · Bearded maple · Jalisco Maple · Acer brevipes · Acer browni · Trident maple

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acer sutchuenense 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.

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