Cappadocian Maple
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The Cappadocian Maple (Acer cappadocicum) is a maple native to Asia, from central Turkey (ancient Cappadocia) east along the Caucasus, the Himalaya, and through China to Japan. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20-30 m tall with a broad, rounded crown.
The leaves are opposite, palmately lobed with 5-7 lobes, 6-15 cm across. The leaf stems secrete a milky juice when broken. The flowers are in corymbs of 15-30 together, yellow-green with five petals 3-4 mm long; flowering occurs in early spring.
The fruit is a double samara with two winged seeds, the seeds are disc-shaped, strongly flattened, 6-11 mm across and 2-3 mm thick. The wings are 2.5-3 cm long, widely spread, approaching a 180° angle.
The bark is greenish-grey, smooth in young trees, becoming shallowly grooved in mature.
[edit] Cultivation and uses
It is grown as an ornamental tree in Europe.
