Miyabe maple Aceraceae Acer miyabei Maxim. Listen to the Latin   symbol: --
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Leaf: Opposite, simple and palmately veined, 3 to 5 inches long and slightly wider, 3 to 5 lobed, with rounded teeth, entire margins, deep sinuses, exudes milky white sap from the petiole when detached, slightly cordate at the base, green above, lighter below.
Flower: Yellow to green, small, clustered, hanging from a long (2 to 3 inch) stem, appearing in early spring with the leaves.
Fruit: Double samaras with wings at 180 degrees, each 1/2 to 1 inch long, the seed cavity densely pubescent.
Twig: Slender and shiny, reddish brown, terminal buds sharp pointed, reddish brown and fuzzy.
Bark: Gray-brown to red-brown and corky when young, becoming broken and fissured, much later becoming scaly with a fluted trunk.
Form: A small to medium size tree with an oval crown, overall graceful at maturity. 

Acer miyabei is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.

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