Snakebark Maple
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Snakebark Maples are maples belong to the taxonomic section Macrantha of genus Acer (maples), although not all species in the section qualify. The various species of snakebark maples are easily distinguished from other maples by bark patterned with vertical green stripes alternating with stripes of light gray or white, sometimes with a blueish tone. [1]
Some of these maples have good fall color with tones of reds and orange, while others tend toward a pale yellow which is less impressive. All are relatively hardy and fast-growing compared to many other species of maples. Many are widely cultivated.[2]
Snakebark maples are:
- A. capillipes - Kyushu Maple, Red Snakebark Maple
- A. davidii - Père David's Maple, Grosser's Maple
- A. maximowiczii - Maximowicz's Snakebark Maple
- A. pensylvanicum - Moosewood, Striped Maple
- A. rufinerve - Redvein Maple
- Cultivars, subspecies and hybrids of those listed above.
Snakebark maples tend to have samaras which are small, numerous, and very likely to germinate successfully. These maples are distributed across China and Japan, but one species (A. pensylvanicum) is native to North America.[3]
