Plants of the Acer Genus at BCA
The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.
Acer buergerianum
Trident Maple- Acer buergerianum // Trident Maple ("straight species")
Acer campestre
Hedge Maple, Field Maple- Acer campestre // Hedge Maple, Field Maple ("straight species")
Acer carpinifolium
Hornbeam Maple- Acer carpinifolium // Hornbeam Maple ("straight species")
Acer cissifolium
Ivy-leaved Maple- Acer cissifolium // Ivy-leaved Maple ("straight species")
Acer davidii
David Maple- Acer davidii // David Maple ("straight species")
Acer grandidentatum
Bigtooth Maple, Western Sugar MapleA small to medium shade tree, similar to sugar maple, with a good fall foliage color.
- Acer grandidentatum 'Schmidt' // Rocky Mountain Glow® Maple, Schmidt Western Sugar Maple, Schmidt Bigtooth Maple
Acer griseum
Paperbark Maple- Acer griseum // Paperbark Maple ("straight species")
Acer griseum x nikoense
Girard's Hybrid Paperbark Maple- Acer griseum x nikoense // Girard's Hybrid Paperbark Maple ("straight species")
Acer japonicum
- Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' // Cut-leaf Fullmoon Maple
Acer macrophyllum
Bigleaf Maple, Oregon Maple- Acer macrophyllum // Bigleaf Maple, Oregon Maple ("straight species")
Acer miyabei
Miyabe MapleA rare, small/medium Japanese tree with interesting bark, yellow fall color and a picturesque habit.
- Acer miyabei 'Morton' // State Street™ Miyabe Maple
Acer negundo
Boxelder, Ash-leaved Maple- Acer negundo // Boxelder, Ash-leaved Maple ("straight species")
- Acer negundo 'Kelly's Gold' // Kelly's Gold Boxelder, Ash-leaved Maple
Acer palmatum
Japanese MapleA small to medium tree with an interesting growth habit, and a variety of good fall foliage colors, but not an extremely tough plant.
- Acer palmatum // Japanese Maple ("straight species")
- Acer palmatum 'Beni Schichihenge' // Beni Schichihenge Japanese Maple
- Acer palmatum 'Burgundy Lace' // Burgundy Lace Japanese Maple
- Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen' // Crimson Queen Cutleaf Japanese Maple
- Acer palmatum 'Katsura Hime' // Katsura Princess (Dwarf Katsura) Japanese Maple
- Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' // Lion's Head Japanese Maple, Shishigashira Japanese Maple
- Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama' // Tamukeyama Cutleaf Japanese Maple
- Acer palmatum 'Tsukushigata' // Tsukushigata Japanese Maple, Chikishigata Japanese Maple, Chikushigata Japanese Maple
Acer platanoides
- Acer platanoides 'Royal Red' // Royal Red Norway Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
- Acer pseudoplatanus 'Eskimo Sunset' // Eskimo (Esk) Sunset Sycamore Maple
Acer pseudosieboldianum
Korean Maple, Purplebloom Maple- Acer pseudosieboldianum // Korean Maple, Purplebloom Maple ("straight species")
Acer rubrum
Red MapleA good, tough, adaptable, fast-growing shade tree with good fall color.
- Acer rubrum // Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Swamp Maple ("straight species")
- Acer rubrum 'Autumn Radiance' // Autumn Radiance® Red Maple
- Acer rubrum 'Bowhall' // Bowhall Red Maple
- Acer rubrum 'Brandywine' // Brandywine Red Maple
- Acer rubrum 'Frank Jr.' // Redpointe® Red Maple
- Acer rubrum 'October Glory' // October Glory Red Maple (Scarlet, Swamp Maple)
Acer saccharinum
Silver Maple, Soft, White, Water Maple- Acer saccharinum // Silver Maple, Soft, White, Water Maple ("straight species")
Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, or Hard MapleAn excellent, clay-tolerant shade tree for outstanding fall color.
- Acer saccharum // Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, or Hard Maple ("straight species")
- Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' // Green Mountain Sugar Maple
- Acer saccharum 'JFS-KW8' // Autumn Fest® Sugar Maple
- Acer saccharum 'Reba' // Belle Tower® Maple, Belle Tower® Sugar Maple
- Acer saccharum subsp. leucoderme // Chalkbark Maple, Whitebark Maple, Chalk Maple
Acer shirasawanum
- Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' // Golden Fullmoon Maple; Shirasawa Maple
Acer skutchii
Mexican Cloud Forest Sugar Maple- Acer skutchii // Mexican Cloud Forest Sugar Maple ("straight species")
Acer stachyophyllum
Birch-leaved Maple, Wooly Maple, Spiked Maple- Acer stachyophyllum // Birch-leaved Maple, Wooly Maple, Spiked Maple ("straight species")
Acer sterculiaceum
- Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii // Franchet's Maple
Acer tataricum
- Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala // Amur Maple
Acer tegmentosum
Manchustriped Maple- Acer tegmentosum 'Joe Witt' // Joe Witt Manchurian Striped Maple
Acer triflorum
Three-flower Maple- Acer triflorum // Three-flower Maple ("straight species")
Acer truncatum
- Acer truncatum 'Warrenred' // Pacific Sunset® Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum x platanoides
Beuerlein's Maple- Acer truncatum x platanoides // Beuerlein's Maple ("straight species")
- Acer truncatum x platanoides 'JFS-KW187' // Urban Sunset™ Maple
Acer velutinum
Velvet MapleA rare, large shade tree resembling Sycamore Maple, but with burnt-orange to brown fall color.
- Acer velutinum // Velvet Maple, Persian Maple ("straight species")
Acer x freemanii
Freeman Maple- Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong' // Armstrong Freeman Maple
- Acer x freemanii 'Celzam' // Celebration® Freeman Maple
- Acer x freemanii 'Jeffsred' // Autumn Blaze® Freeman Maple
- Acer x freemanii 'Sienna' // Sienna Glen® Freeman Maple