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Acer micranthum,
a small deciduous tree of 6-10m in height and
15cm in diameter with gray-brown bark, commonly grows in mountainous
regions. With no hair, the young branches tinge themselves with red.
The phyllotaxis is the opposite; the 5-8cm in diameter leaf blades
are palmately cleft in three, and the lobes extend long in a tailway,
with double serrations on the margins. Dioecious or monoecious:
A. micranthum
bears 20-30, about 4mm across, yellow-green flowers in 4-10cm long
inflorescences. Bloom time: June-July. |