Acer glabrum
Rocky Mountain Maple
A small tree, shrub or clumping maple growing to 6′-24′; usually tall and open in shade, with a more dense and bushy growth form in open sun. Leaves are 2″-4″ with 3 lobes, light green turning to reddish orange in the fall. Young branches are red. The Rocky Mountain Maple grows in a variety of soils and is drought tolerant. This Pacific Northwest native is found along river banks in the Mountain regions of California, the Cascade range to the Siskiyou Mountains, extending to North to Alaska.
Section: Glabra
Meaning of: glabrus/glaber meaning glabrous having no hairs, projections, or pubescence; smooth , douglasii after Scottish plant hunter David Douglas(1799-1834).
Synonyms: Acer barbatum, A. subserratum.
Common names: Rocky Mountain Maple ssp Douglasii.
Habit: Densely branched shrub to small tree to 15′-20′. Young stems can be scarlet red.
Leaves: Almost always 3 lobed, 2″-4″ wide.
Flowers: Yellow green.
Hardiness: Zone 5, find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map.
Distribution: Rocky Mountains of North America.
Planting and care of maples
Pricing:
Size Price each Plant 6 or more of this tree and save.
#1 $15.00 $13.00 each (Sold out for 2010)
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