Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
Southeastern Asia, Nepal
Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
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Black Maple, Mountain Maple,
Norway Maple
Number of Varieties
101
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial
Riverbanks, Stream side
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
9-4
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm3,048.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue Violet
Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Red, Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Irregular
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Bees, Birds, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Asthma
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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Beauty Benefits
-
Improve hair condition
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough
Tonic, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Sap, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes
Application in Furniture, Basketary, Can be made into a herbal tea, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Edible syrup, Fibre, Making piano frames, Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
MAZUS reptans
ACER macrophyllum
Common Name
Creeping Mazus
Big-leaf Maple, Oregon Maple, Pacific Maple
In Hindi
जीव Mazus
बड़ा पत्ता मेपल के पेड़
In German
Creeping Mazus
Big Blatt Ahornbaum
In French
Creeping Mazus
Grande feuille Érable
In Spanish
arrastramiento Mazus
Gran hoja del árbol de arce
In Greek
υφέρπουσα Mazus
δέντρο Maple μεγάλο φύλλο
In Portuguese
Creeping Mazus
Árvore de bordo Folha grande
In Polish
Creeping Mazus
Duży liść klonowy
In Latin
reptilia Alba
Big Maple folia ligni
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Sapindales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Mazus
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Mimuleae
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Subfamily
Mimuloideae
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Number of Species
1021
1
27800
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