{"id":10520,"date":"2018-06-16T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=10520"},"modified":"2018-06-02T11:59:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T15:59:39","slug":"three-flowered-maple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2018\/06\/16\/three-flowered-maple\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunningly Beautiful Three-Flowered Maple"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Acer triflorum on NYC Hi-Line<\/p><\/div>\n

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Leaf color change in late October<\/p><\/div>\n

Three flower maple (Acer triflorum<\/em>), often called trifoliate maple, is native to eastern Asia (USDA hardiness zones 4-7). The latter pseudonym is\u00a0misleading as A. triflorum<\/em>\u00a0is actually one of many\u00a0compound-leafed maples\u00a0identified as\u00a0“trifoliate maples”.\u00a0This small deciduous understory maple typically grows 2o-25 feet tall with a densely-branched, rounded crown.\u00a0Specimens often grow to 35-40 feet in height range.<\/p>\n

The tree’s outstanding\u00a0features include its attractive shape, exfoliating tan brown bark, and fall leaf color. The young\u00a0fully expanded spring\u00a0leaves\u00a0show off\u00a0a fine pubescence. As autumn approaches, the medium green trifoliate leaves (leaflets to 3 inch long) take on vibrant shades of orange to red in autumn.<\/p>\n

Tan brown bark exfoliates in vertical strips to reveal orange-brown inner bark. Greenish-yellow flowers appear in April in clusters of three, hence the species and\u00a0common names. As with most maples, the flowers are not showy. Fruits are double winged samaras (1-1.25 inches long). Some\u00a0individuals may confuse the tree with paperbark maple, Acer griseum, <\/em>another beautiful trifoliate maple.<\/p>\n

The tree grows in average, medium moist, mildly acidic (5.5-6.5 pH), well-drained soil and planted in full sun to part shade location. Keep in mind that three flowered maple is an understory species. In its southerly zone 7 range, full-day sunlight may be too harsh. Good soil fertility, moisture and drainage are keys\u00a0\u00a0to growing these small maple species.<\/p>\n

A newly planted tree should be adequately irrigated the first two years after planting. Feed annually (in late winter or early spring)\u00a0 with a slow release fertilizer such as Osmocote\u00ae or Nutricote\u00ae. according to package directions. Maintain a 3-4 inch deep, weed-free, organic-mulched\u00a0zone around\u00a0the tree.<\/p>\n

Disease and insect issues are rare if tree(s) are properly well cared for. Leaves may turn chlorotic (yellowed) if soil\u00a0acidity climbs above 6.8 pH. In most years little annual pruning is necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three flower maple (Acer triflorum), often called trifoliate maple, is native to eastern Asia (USDA hardiness zones 4-7). The latter pseudonym is\u00a0misleading as A. triflorum\u00a0is actually one of many\u00a0compound-leafed maples\u00a0identified as\u00a0“trifoliate maples”.\u00a0This small deciduous understory maple typically grows 2o-25 feet tall with a densely-branched, rounded crown.\u00a0Specimens often grow to 35-40 feet in height range. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,1319,1398,440,674,806,665,853,616,551,843,601,729,1321,777,630,705,1002,646,1466,7,113,904,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10520"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10520"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10698,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10520\/revisions\/10698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}