Acer rufinerve

Acer rufinerve

  • Acer rufinerve
  • Acer rufinerve
  • Flower name
    Acer rufinerve
  • Scientific name
    Acer rufinerve
  • Alias霜柱
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringLow mountains
  • Flowering seasonMay

What is Acer rufinerve

Acer rufinerve or Urihada-kaede (Acer rufinerve) is a small deciduous maple tree native to Japan. It grows wild in the mountains of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Its Japanese name (Urihada-kaede) comes from the fact that the blue-green color of its bark resembles gourd skin. In spring, it produces 10 to 15 small, light yellow to light green flowers with a florid inflorescence. A winged fruit is produced in summer to autumn. The leaves turn yellow in autumn.

Common Name: Acer rufinerve, Scientific Name: Acer rufinerve, living type: small deciduous tree, tree height: 8-10 m,tree diameter: 30 cm, bark color: blue-green, leaf color: green to yellow, inflorescence: opposite, leaf structure: opposite growth Leaf shape: pentagonal with 3-5 shallow lobes, Leaf margin: double serrated, dioecious, Flowering time: May, Inflorescence: 10-15 flowers in a common inflorescence, Inflorescence length: 5-10 cm, Flower color: light green or light yellow, Flower diameter: 0.8-1.0 cm, Petals: 5, Stamens: 8, Fruit stage: July-September, Fruit type: winged fruit, Use: garden tree, park tree, wood equipment, etc. Bark to rope.


  • Order
    Sapindales
  • Family
    Sapindaceae
  • Genus
    Acer
  • Species
    A. rufinerve
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    Palm shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Heavy Serration
  • Life type small deciduous maple tree
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height800.0 ~ 1000.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.8 ~ 1.0 cm

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