Acer cissifolium

Ivy-leaved maple, also commonly called ash-leaved maple, is native to mountainous areas of Japan. It is a small, deciduous tree that typically grows to 20-30 tall. Initial growth is upright oval, but with age this tree typically develops a wide-spreading, globose form. As the common names suggests, this maple is perhaps best noted for its compound trifoliate leaves that resemble in appearance those of some ashes and ivies. Obovate to ovate, serrate leaflets (each to 4î long) are olive to medium green. Young stems are reddish-purple. Small fragrant yellow flowers bloom in pendant racemes (to 4... (more)

Ivy-leaved maple, also commonly called ash-leaved maple, is native to mountainous areas of Japan. It is a small, deciduous tree that typically grows to 20-30 tall. Initial growth is upright oval, but with age this tree typically develops a wide-spreading, globose form. As the common names suggests, this maple is perhaps best noted for its compound trifoliate leaves that resemble in appearance those of some ashes and ivies. Obovate to ovate, serrate leaflets (each to 4î long) are olive to medium green. Young stems are reddish-purple. Small fragrant yellow flowers bloom in pendant racemes (to 4î long) in spring. Flowers are followed by winged samaras (to 1î long). Smooth gray bark. Variable yellow to orange to red fall color. Specific epithet refers to the similarity of the trifoliate leaves of this tree to the leaves of some vines in the genus Cissus. (less)