Acer 'Minorient' ORIENTALIA^®

Acer 'Minorient' ORIENTALIA®
hybrid maple

SIZE/TYPE	small tree
USUAL HEIGHT	2-4m
USUAL WIDTH	2-3m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	varigated:golden and deep red and light green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE	neutral
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Deciduous broadleaf

Orientalia^® is a hybrid maple from a very productive French nursery Minier. It is a cross between acer campestre and acer cappadocicum. Bred by Christian Peyron it was first introduced in 2010.

Leaves of Orientalia^® maple are shaped the same way as hedge maple but their colour and size is more relevant to its second parent Cappadocian maple. They are deciduous, deeply lobed with pointed tips, golden orange with red flushed margins as they emerge in spring, light yellow-green in summer, and maroon red in autumn.

It grows medium fast into a small tree or a large shrub with slightly irregular rounded head. Pruning is possible at the end of winter. Grow it in full sun or just with a little shade in evenly moist, medium-fertile soil. Hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 08-01-2012

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