Trident Maple

Basic Landscape Attributes

Height Range:

20-35 ft. height

Fall Colors:

Distinctive, 3-lobed dark green leaves, Yellow, orange, and red fall color

Width Range:

20-30 ft. spread

Flower Type:

Small yellowish-green flowers in flat-topped or umbrella-shaped cluster

Shape:

Rounded, low and spreading shape

History of
the Tree Species

Native to China and Japan
Scientific name honors German botanist Heinrich Buerger who was hired by the Dutch in the mid-1800s to study Japanese flora and fauna
Species is variable, and a number of varieties have been described:
Acer buergerianum var. buergerianum. Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang.
Acer buergerianum var. jiujiangense Z.X.Yu. Jiangxi.
Acer buergerianum var. horizontale F.P.Metcalf. Southern Zhejiang.
Acer buergerianum var. formosanum (Hayata ex Koidzumi) Sasaki. Taiwan (endemic).
Acer buergerianum var. kaiscianense (Pampanini) W.P.Fang. Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi.
Acer buergerianum var. yentangense W.P.Fang & M.Y.Fang. Zhejiang.
Notable cultivars include 'Goshiki Kaede,' 'Kifu Nishiki,' 'Mino Yatsubusa,' 'Mitsubato Kaede,' and 'Naruto'

These plants have been traditionally used to treat a wide range of diseases in East Asia and North America
Effective in the treatment of rheumatism, bruises, hemostasis, hepatic disorders, eye disease, and pain, and detoxification
Can be used to treat rheumatism, hepatic disorders, eye disease, pain, etc.
Traditionally been used to reduce redness and swelling of the eyes
Stems and roots of maple have been used for the treatment of arthritis, bruises, pain, fractures, and liver diseases
Leaves are used for the treatment of inflammation of the eye

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