Acer rufinerve |
Origin: Asia
Zone Range: 6-8
Preferred Situation: Semi sun; well draining loamy soil.
Harvest Date: Thursday 11 October, 2007
Description:
A multistemmed snakebark maple growing to 5-6 meters with the same spread. It has the characteristic creamy white stripes when young but as it ages, it develops a personality all of its own as the pattern changes into a chaotic pattern of green and brown diamonds. Matt dark green shallow trilobed leaves have rusty hairs on the underside veining. Golden yellow and scarlet Autumn display.
Notes:
This Acer really cannot tolerate hot dry sites with clay soil. Preferrs cool evenly moist humus rich soils in warm climate sites (zone 6 or better). Not often seen in nurseries for no real reason other than people perpetuating the myth that this tree is difficult to grow!
Cultivation:
Fresh seed. Cut test gives +80% viable embryos. Will be cold moist stored as all Acer seed lose viability when dry. Place seed in tepid water, sow the sinkers immediately. Soak floating seed 12-24 hours until it sinks and sow immediately. Sow thinly at 6 mm deep in a sandy peat layer; tamp firm. Cold strafify for 60-120 days. Keep moist. Add a thin layer of fine mulch. Don't let germinating seed freeze, dry out or migrate onto the medium surface as this is fatal. After cold stratification period is over, expose to Spring conditions to promote germination. Good indirect light is best for seedlings. Protect seed/seedlings from varmits. I prick out seedlings when dormant and grow in individual pots for first 2-3 years for best results.
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