Simon's Album1 (March 2009)

These photos were offered by Mr. Simon Grant who lives in Mittagong, Australia.
Mr. Grant has the garden of 3.2 hectares, where various trees including the maple are cultivated.

 

Acer campbellii Hook var. campbellii


Its leaf-shape seems to be composed of leaf-lobes of Acer amoenum and leaf-base of Acer shirasawanum.


Greenish young twigs & the image of a young tree

 

Acer griseum Pax (Paperbark Maple)


The seed is usually a couple, 3 pieces for the left and 4 pieces for the right. Four pieces are rarely seen.

 

Acer pentaphyllum Diels


Image of the tree shape(left), seedlings(upper right) and leaf shape after germination(lower right)


Trunk & branches


Samaras of Acer pentaphyllum

 

Acer robustum Pax
(Acer ceriferum Rehder, or Acer anhweiense Fang)

 

Acer rubescens Hayata
(Acer morrisonense Hayata)


Trunk & samaras of Acer rubescens

 

Acer sikkimense Miquel
(Acer hookeri Miquel)


Image of tree shape & magnified leaf-shape of Acer sikkimense

 

Acer elegantulum Fang


This image was sent in April, but they are in autumn in Australia.

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