Myabei Maple

Acer myabei

Aceraceae (Maple Family)

▲ tree at Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, MO

▲ leaves

Location on or near Missouri State University campus: not known

Acer myabei; Miyabe Maple

leaves opposite, deciduous, simple, palmately 5 lobed; dark green above, and pubescent underneath; petioles pubescent with milky sap; leaves 4-6" wide and almost equally long similar to Acer campestre, but larger, more pointed lobes
stems brown, shiny, angled
bark gray, scaly in long strips
grows 30-40 feet tall and 2 to 2/3 as wide-- upright oval shape
samara is pubescent on outside, like Acer campestre
prefers full sun to part shade, moist, well-drained, high organic matter soil, but fairly adaptable, except to dry soils
slow to medium growth rate
similar to Acer campestre, hedge maple