Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum'
Common name:
Brilliantissimum Sycamore Maple
Pronunciation:
A-ser soo-do-PLAT-an-us
Family:
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Deciduous tree, slow growing, small, wide spreading, probably about 20 ft (6 m) tall and 25 ft (8 m) wide. Leaves simple, opposite, new leaves brilliant shrimp-pink, later pale yellow-green, then light to medium green, pale green below.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 4. Of British origin, described by J. Clark in 1905 but likely older.
- It may be confused with A. pseudoplatanus ‘Prinz Handjery’, but the leaves of this cultivar are purplish underneath (van Gelderen and van Gelderen, 1999).
- Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanic Garden, Federal Way, Washington
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leaves, early spring
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leaves, spring
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plant habit, spring
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