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Magnolia Maple

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae
Genre: Acer

Images: Acer platanoides
Acer The genus belongs to the family of Aceraceae and includes more than 200 wild species, or from China, Japan and North America.

These trees and shrubs from 1 to 30 m height, usually deciduous leaves have five lobes, in some species are more like ' Acer circinatum who has 7 or 9, or less like 'Acer monspessulanum that only has 3.

Maple grows in mountainous and submontane deciduous and mixed areas of fitoclimatiche Lauretum, and Castanetum Fagetum (0-1500 m).

ornamental species usually sleep very delicate, demanding environments too dry location sheltered from the summer sun and prevailing winds, good resistance to frost, they require cool, well-drained soil, not fertile limestone.

The multiplication takes place cuttings or by grafting on subjects derived from sowing.

varieties grown as ornamentals, for the elegant bearing and highly variegated and colored foliage, gardens and avenues are the ' Acer negundo leaves imparipinnate el' Acer japonicum ;

Photo: Acer palmatum dissectum
while for growing in pots on terraces are preferred varieties and hybrids to the limited development of ' and Acer japonicum 's Acer palmatum with palmate leaves more or less deeply engraved in yellow or red.

Photo: Acer palmatum
L ' el Acer saccharum' Maple nigrum are grown in Canada and in parts of the United States for the production of maple syrup.

Other species of Acer are used nell'Arboricoltura wood and forestry for timber production, including wild or exotic species, are: l ' Maple , the' Acer monspessulanum , the 'Acer opalus , l' el Acer pseudoplatanus' Acer platanoides .

species are suitable for the formation of the Bonsai ' trident maple (Acer burgerianum) el' Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) .




















Some curious

- The leaf dell'Acero (Acer saccharum) is depicted at the center of the flag of Canada.
- The Japanese word momijigari (which literally means "hunt autumn leaves") is the Japanese tradition of going to fall into the countryside to admire the blazing colors of the maples in Japan.
- Maple Walnuts symbolize the 58 years of marriage in French folklore.
- Maple is one of the most commonly used wood for the construction of musical instruments, in particular, is used to make handles for electric guitar or side bands, back and neck for stringed instruments.

- According to Greek mythology the red maple is the tree of Phobos, the god of fear, probably because it was considered auspicious red blood taken from its leaves in autumn.

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We are reviewing the many species of maple and are trying to associate them with a photo.
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