According to ticket of garden, Hangzhou Botanical Garden occupies
230 hectares,
holding over 3400 species of plants placed there since
the
founding
year of1956,
it
is one of the biggest botanical gardens in China.
It is located northwest
of West Lake (Xihu),
bordering east on Jade Spring Hill (Yuquanshan Senlin
Gongyuan).
Administrative Office: Hangzhou Botanical Garden
Add: No 1 Taoyuanling, Hangzhou, China
Transport: No 7, No 27, No 28, No 15, No 507 buses
Gate of Hangzhou Botanical Garden
Passing through this gate, you will soon find the maple area at right hand.
Let me show you some pictures of maple leaves.
Upper right one is shown its species name, Acer
olivaceum Fang
et Chiu.
Leaves are a little leathery and olive green, bark and twigs purplish
Middle right one is Henry's maple (Acer henryi Pax),
which has
3 leaflets and its autumn color is brilliant.