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Acer davidii - snake bark maple

Acer davidii - snake bark maple
Latin name:
Acer davidii
Common name:
snake bark maple, Davids maple
Keywords:
maple, davidii

A chinese specimen distinctive for its trunk which is shiny green and striped silvery white resembling the skin of a snake.

This is a tall upright tree that grows to 8m tall and spreads out to 5m wide.

Has bronzed tinted new growth turning to bright yellow, red, orange and purple in Autumn - so you get all the colours! Has greenish yellow flowers in the Spring.

Our trees are 2-2.5m tall in 45 litre bags