Acer triflorum Komar. (three-flowered maple), growth habit, tree form
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2005 – 2012
Acer triflorum Komar. (three-flowered maple), small, deciduous understory tree which typically grows 25-30' tall with a densely-branched rounded crown, best ornamental features are its attractive shape and exfoliating bark and fall color, leaves are medium green trifoliate (leaflets to 3" long) turn vibrant shades of orange to red in autumn, bark is ash-brown exfoliating in vertical strips to reveal orange-brown inner bark, flowers are greenish-yellow appearing in April in clusters of three but the flowers are not showy, fruit is a samara (1-1.25" long), this species is similar in appearance and habit to Acer griseum (paperbark maple)
