Acer × zoeschense

taxobox
name = "Acer × zoeschense"

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image_caption = "Acer × zoeschense"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Sapindaceae
genus = "Acer"
species = "A. × zoeschense"
binomial = "Acer × zoeschense"
binomial_authority = Pax
synonyms = "A. neglectum" Lange (non Hoffmannsegg)|

"Acer × zoeschense" (Zoeschen Maple) is a hybrid maple, a cross between "Acer campestre" (Field Maple), and either "Acer lobelii" (Lobel's Maple)Mitchell, A. F. (1974). "A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe". Collins ISBN 0-00-212035-6] Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.] or "Acer cappadocicum" (Cappadocian Maple).Mitchell, A. F. (1982). "The Trees of Britain and Northern Europe". Collins ISBN 0-00-219037-0] van Gelderen, C.J. & van Gelderen, D.M. (1999). "Maples for Gardens: A Color Encyclopedia".] While Field Maple parentage is universally accepted, the second parent is uncertain, though the tree's extensive production of root sprouts favours "A. cappadocicum" over "A. lobelii". It takes its name from Zöschen Nurseries in Germany, where it first appeared as a garden hybrid (as opposed to a hybrid occurring in nature) at some time before 1870.

Description

"A. × zoeschense" is a medium-sized tree growing up to 20 m (66 feet) tall, and almost as wide. The shiny, five-lobed leaves are 10–11 cm long and up to 14 cm broad, dark green, often with purplish edges. The petioles produce a milky latex when broken. The flowers are produced in open corymbs 5–10 cm diameter, each flower small, pale yellow-green, with five sepals but no petals. The fruit is a paired samara 5 cm across; the two seeds are usually sterile.

Cultivation

One cultivar, "A. zoeschense" 'Annae', was popular as a street tree in previous generations. In the United Kingdom, a mature and magnificent example of 'Annae' can be viewed in Westonbirt Arboretum. The Japanese cultivar, 'Kinka', has variegated foliage.

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