Acer davidii ‘Serpentine’ Maple Find a stockist Contact The Tree Shop Back To List Description: Acer davidii 'Serpentine' is a small, upright-growing snakebark Maple. The small green leaves emerge from very prominent purple shoots and turn into a stunning dark yellow and bright orange colour in the autumn. It's purple bark matures into an olive green decorated with white stripes adding lovely year round interest. History: Found as a seedling in the Netherlands before 1976. 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 Deciduous Leaf colour: GreenM Size: Medium Do not prune Attractive bark Autumn colour Wet tolerant 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 shirasawasnum ‘Aureum’ Maple Tiny red/purple spring flowers with vivid lime green leaves. Red and orange leaves in autumn. Full Details Acer orientalia Maple Orange with red flushed margins as they open in spring, light yellow-green in summer, and maroon red in autumn. Full Details Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Worley’ Maple ‘Golden Sycamore’. Leaves soft yellow-green at first then golden, finally green. Medium height. Full Details Acer x pseudosieboldianum ‘Ice Dragon’ Maple This is a finely cut leaf which turns a kaleidoscope of orange yellow and red in autumn. Ideal for exposed sites. Full Details
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