Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Maple Back To List Description: Acer cappadocicum 'Aureum', also known as The Golden Maple, is a medium-sized tree with stunning autumn tints. The young emerging leaves are a stunning red, turning quickly to golden yellow for many weeks until they fall. It has a tidy, dome shaped canopy of narrow branches. A stunning spring and autumn tree. History: Introduced in 1914. Received an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultral Society. Acer Growing Tips: Very easy to grow in a wide range of well-drained soils. They thrive in sun but with partial shade to protect the leaves from scorch. A sheltered area away from strong winds is preferred. Height and Spread (after 10 years) : 6m x 4m Attributes DeciduousM Size: Medium Leaf colour: Red / Gold Tree shape: Standard Award-winning Open space planting Autumn colour Chalk tolerant Can be hard pruned Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’ Maple Lovely snakebark maple sporting pure alabaster whitish-green bark in winter. Golden yellow colours in autumn. Full Details Acer campestre ‘Evenley Red’ Maple Small tree with a rounded crown. Exceptional, rich-red colours throughout the autumn months. Full Details Acer mandshuricum Maple A shrubby tree with 3-lobed leaves that exhibit wonderful, rich red foliage colour in late summer. Full Details Acer macrophyllum Maple Leaves emerge with burgundy tones in spring, then glossy medium-deep green and yellowish orange in autumn. Full Details
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