Acer monspessulanum
Common name: 
Montpellier Maple
Pronunciation: 
A-ser mon-spes-ew-LAH-num
Family: 
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae
Genus: 
Acer
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf deciduous tree, compact, to 20-30 ft (6-10 m) high, dense branching, rounded crown.   Leaves opposite, simple, blade 3-lobed, 3-6 cm long, base cordate, margin entire; petiole 3-5 cm long; may have red-orange fall color.  Flowers yellow-green on long (4 cm) stalks (peduncles), appear before leaves.   Fruit 1.5 cm long, sometimes reddish, wings hang down parallel or are crossed.
  • Sun to part shade, tolerates heat
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5    Native to Mediterranean area and southern and central Europe
  • Resembles Acer campestre, Hedge Maple, but its leaves always have three lobes, its fruit hang parallel, and its petiole does NOT yield a milky sap when cut.
  • monspessulanum: from Montpellier, France; Latinized as Mons Pessulanus (Stearn, 1996)
Click image to enlarge
  • plant habit

    plant habit

  • plant habit

    plant habit

  • branch

    branch

  • new and expanded leaves

    new and expanded leaves

  • leaves

    leaves

  • leaf

    leaf

  • plant habit, fall

    plant habit, fall

  • leaves, fall

    leaves, fall

  • plant habit, winter

    plant habit, winter

  • winter twigs, buds

    winter twigs, buds