Acer pseudoplatanus 'Pendulum'
| Acer pseudoplatanus 'Pendulum' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Acer |
| Species | Acer pseudoplatanus |
| Cultivar | 'Pendulum' |
| Origin | England |
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Pendulum', or Weeping Sycamore Maple, is a weeping tree and a cultivar of Acer pseudoplatanus, the Sycamore Maple. It was first sold by Knight & Perry exotic nursery, Kings Road, Chelsea, England before 1850 when the name was published by W.H.Baxter in the Supplement to Loudon's Hortus Brittanicus.[1] No trees are known to survive of this cultivar.
Description
A weeping tree with a leader and with arching branches forming a dome shape.
Accessions
This cultivar does not seem to have been cultivated outside England. It never seems to have been widely cultivated and no trees are known to survive.
Synonymy
- Acer pseudoplatanus var. pendulum W.H.Baxter (1850) [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. & Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.