Faber's Maple Acer fabri

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Botanical Name:

Acer fabri

Family:

Sapindaceae

Genus:

Acer

Species:

fabri

Common Name:

Faber's Maple

Height:
20-30 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
8

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Acer fabri (Faber's Maple) is a species of evergreen maple tree native to Vietnam and central to southern China. The tree features slender leaves, unlike the multilobed leaves found on most maple species. Newly grown leaves and samaras take on a reddish hue. more...
* This is an amazing endangered maple from South China and Vietnam. The new growth and samaras are bright red. The lanceolate leaves are glossy and evergreen. Well worth growing in zone 8 gardens. It wmay survive in zone 7, but a cold winter could do it in.