BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

Native to a vast area from the Caucasus to the Himalayas, Acer cappadocicum 'Aureum' is an eye-catching grden tree with claret tinted, golden-yellow young leaves. These are very colourful initially and darken to light green in the summer, later on turning a rich butter yellow in autumn before they fall. A handsome specimen garden tree or if pruned regularly, an eye-catching garden shrub.

Supplied Size: 4L containers (45 - 60 cm tall)

Features

• Common name: Golden Cappadocian Maple.
• Position: Full sun.
• Soil: Any well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Fully hardy.
• Rate of Growth: Vigorous.
• Habit: Medium sized, spreading tree with a rounded crown once mature.
• Height: 15 m (50 ft) / [up to 6 m (20 ft) after 10 years]
• Spread: 10 m (32 ft) / [up to 3 m (10 ft) after 10 years]
• Notes: Occasional hard pruning of this Acer in spring will create a much lower, bushy plant with large amounts of spring foliage colour (shown in the third photo).