Acer opalus

Italian Maple

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Height

8 to 12 m

Width

5 to 10 m

Flowering Time

April, May

Light/shadow demands

no direct sunlight,

sun

Soil

all substrates

Acer opalus

Characteristics:

Habit

Large shrub or small tree, 8-12 (20) m tall, 5-10 m wide, usually short-stemmed, gnarled, often multi-stemmed, open, broad-rounded crown, fast-growing

Crown

wide round, loose crown wide round, loose crown

Branches and bark

Initially smooth and reddish-brown, later flaking off in small scales

Blossom

Before leaves shoot, bright yellow-green panicles, in umbels, abundant nectar and pollen, heavily flown by bees, bumblebees and butterflies, late April to early May, shortly before A. platanoides

Leaves

Three- to five-lobed, deciduous, with a heart-shaped base, similar to Viburnum opulus, dark green above, light grey-green underneath, slightly hairy along the leaf veins, leaf margin irregularly notched, 12-14 cm, splendid yellow-orange to red-orange in autumn

Fruits

Nut fruit, on thick stems, in clusters, with pinkish-greenish later reddish-brown wings, natural regeneration

Roots

Intensive heart-root, high proportion of fine roots in the upper part of the soil

Demands

Sun to semi-shade, likes warmth, tolerates heat and drought, young shoots somewhat susceptible to frost, later sufficiently frost hardy

Soil

Moderately dry to fresh, nutrient-rich, neutral to alkaline loam and sandy soils, adaptable

Bee pasture/nectar

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA006074	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150	€357.00
bkA383600774104	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200	€464.10
bkA578645503478	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€714.00
bkA883838744276	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€1,071.00
bkA358220442226	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200	€1,547.00
bkA875313681653	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200	€2,082.50

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA006074	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150	€357.00
bkA383600774104	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200	€464.10
bkA578645503478	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€714.00
bkA883838744276	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€1,071.00
bkA358220442226	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200	€1,547.00
bkA875313681653	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200	€2,082.50