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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Crimpson King Maple
(Acer plantanoides)
Donated by
KC President and Board of Trustees
Tree Map Location: #
90
In Memory of Gene White
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Leaf:
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Opposite, simple, and palmately-veined, 5 to 7 lobed with long pointed "teeth", exudes milky white sap from the petiole when detached, dark green above, paler below. A purple (nearly black) leaf variety known as Crimson King is widely planted.
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Flower:
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Appear in early spring, before leaves; bright yellow-green in color, with male and female usually on different trees.
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Fruit:
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Widely divergent 2-winged samaras, 1 1/2 to 2 inches long in clusters, relatively flat seed cavity, mature in late summer and persist into the winter.
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Twig:
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Stout, brown with a large, turban-shaped, green to purple(fall and winter) terminal bud, large bud scales.
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Bark:
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Gray-brown, a bit corky, on older trees shallowly furrowed with long narrow, somewhat interlacing ridges.
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Form:
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Medium sized tree to 80 feet tall, usually with a dense rounded crown.
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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