Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Epiphyte
Origin
China, Japan, Korea
Central America, South America
Types
jiujiangense, horizontale
S. undulata , Laelias
Number of Varieties
620
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
10-7
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Green, Yellow green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune every year, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Myrmecophila
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
allergic reaction
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
ACER buergerianum
SCHOMBURGKIA undulata
Common Name
Trident Maple
Orchid, Schomburgkia
In Hindi
ट्राइडेंट मेपल
schomburgkia
In German
Trident-Ahorn
schomburgkia
In French
Trident Maple
schomburgkia
In Spanish
arce de Trident
schomburgkia
In Greek
Trident Maple
schomburgkia
In Portuguese
bordo Trident
schomburgkia
In Polish
Trident klon
schomburgkia
In Latin
Trident Maple
schomburgkia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Asparagales
Family
Aceraceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Acer
Schomburgkia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
16025
1
27800
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