Flowering TreesTrident Maple
Acer buergerianum
Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 20-30 ft × 20-30 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in spring. It attracts moths, pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to compaction, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20-30 ft × 20-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Moths, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Compaction, Drought, Dry soil, Pollution, Salt, Wind
- Native to
- Eastern China, Japan
In the landscape
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