Plants in the Genus Acer

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Acer is a genus of about 120 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees from woodland areas in North and Central America, Europe, Northern Africa, and Asia with paired, often palmately-lobed leaves and small flowers followed by winged fruits. Many have fine autumn colour, and some have ornamental stems.

Click on any of the 252 plants listed below in the genus Acer to read more about that plant, or go back to the genus a-z.

Acer palmatum (any variety) (Japanese maple (any variety))
Acer 'Apollo' (Maple 'Apollo')
Acer 'Red Flamingo' (Maple 'Red Flamingo')
Acer 'Sensu' (Fullmoon maple 'Sensu')
Acer 'Silver Cardinal' (Snakebark maple 'Silver Cardinal')
Acer barbinerve (Bearded maple)
Acer buergerianum (Trident maple)
Acer calcaratum (Chinese maple)
Acer campestre (Field maple)
Acer campestre 'Carnival' (Variegated field maple)
Acer campestre 'Elsrijk' (Field maple 'Elsrijk')
Acer campestre 'Nanum' (Dwarf field maple)
Acer campestre 'Red Shine' (Field maple 'Red Shine')
Acer campestre 'William Caldwell' (Field maple 'William Caldwell')
Acer capillipes (Snake-bark maple)
Acer cappadocicum 'Aureum' (Golden Cappadocian maple)
Acer cappadocicum 'Rubrum' (Red Cappadocian maple)
Acer carpinifolium (Hornbeam maple)
Acer caudatum subsp. ukurunduense (Manchurian maple)
Acer circinatum (Vine maple)
Acer cissifolium (Vine-leafed maple)
Acer crataegifolium (Hawthorn maple)
Acer davidii (Père David's maple)
Acer davidii 'Ernest Wilson' (Père David's maple 'Ernest Wilson')
Acer davidii 'George Forrest' (Père David's maple 'George Forrest')
Acer davidii 'Karmen' (Père David's maple 'Karmen')
Acer davidii 'Rosalie' (Père David's maple 'Rosalie')
Acer davidii 'Serpentine' (Père David's maple 'Serpentine')
Acer davidii 'Viper' (Père David's maple 'Viper')
Acer fabri (Fabri's maple)
Acer flabellatum var. yunnanense (Yunan maple)
Acer forrestii (Snake-bark maple)
Acer forrestii 'Alice' (Forrest's maple 'Alice')
Acer glabrum (Rocky Mountain maple)
Acer glabrum subsp. douglasii (Douglas maple)
Acer griseum (Paperbark maple)
Acer grosseri (Snake-bark maple)
Acer grosseri var. hersii (Hers's maple)
Acer japonicum (Downy Japanese maple)
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' (Downy Japanese maple 'Aconitifolium')
Acer japonicum 'Aureum' (Downy Japanese maple 'Aureum')
Acer japonicum 'Green Cascade' (Downy Japanese maple 'Green Cascade' )
Acer komarovii (Korean butterfly maple)
Acer lobelii (Lobel's maple)
Acer longipes 'Gold Coin' (Long-tipped maple 'Gold Coin')
Acer macrophyllum (Bigleaf maple)
Acer mandschuricum (Manchurian maple)
Acer maximowiczianum (Nikko maple)
Acer monspessulanum (Montpelier maple)
Acer negundo (Box elder)
Acer negundo 'Aureomarginatum' (Box elder 'Aureomarginatum')
Acer negundo 'Flamingo' (Box elder 'Flamingo')
Acer negundo 'Kelly's Gold' (Golden box elder)
Acer negundo 'Variegatum' (Variegated box elder)
Acer negundo var. violaceum (Lavender-leaved ash-leaved maple)
Acer opalus (Italian maple)
Acer palmatum (Japanese maple)
Acer palmatum 'Aka Kawa Hime' (Coral bark maple 'Aka Kawa Hime')
Acer palmatum 'Aka Shigitatsu Sawa' (Japanese maple 'Aka Shigatatsu Sawa' )
Acer palmatum 'Akane' (Japanese maple 'Akane')
Acer palmatum 'Amagi-shigure' (Japanese maple 'Amagi-shigure')
Acer palmatum 'Anne Irene' (Japanese maple 'Anne Irene')
Acer palmatum 'Aoyagi' (Japanese maple 'Aoyagi')
Acer palmatum 'Aratama' (Japanese maple 'Aratama')
Acer palmatum 'Ariadne' (Japanese maple 'Ariadne')
Acer palmatum 'Asahi-zuru' (Japanese maple 'Asahi-zuru' )
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' (Purple Japanese maple)
Acer palmatum 'Autumn Showers' (Japanese maple 'Autumn Showers')
Acer palmatum 'Beni-hoshi' (Japanese maple 'Beni-hoshi')
Acer palmatum 'Beni-kawa' (Japanese maple 'Beni-kawa')
Acer palmatum 'Beni-komachi' (Japanese maple 'Beni-komachi' )
Acer palmatum 'Beni-maiko' (Japanese maple 'Beni-maiko')
Acer palmatum 'Beni-musume' (Japanese maple 'Beni-musume')
Acer palmatum 'Beni-otake' (Japanese maple 'Beni-otake')
Acer palmatum 'Beni-schichihenge' (Japanese maple 'Beni-schichihenge' )
Acer palmatum 'Beni-tsukasa' (Japanese maple 'Beni-tsukasa')
Acer palmatum 'Bi Ho' (Japanese maple 'Bi Ho')
Acer palmatum 'Black Lace' (Japanese maple 'Black Lace')
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' (Japanese maple 'Bloodgood')
Acer palmatum 'Brown Sugar' (Japanese maple 'Brown Sugar')
Acer palmatum 'Butterfly' (Japanese maple 'Butterfly')
Acer palmatum 'Butterscotch' (Japanese maple 'Butterscotch')
Acer palmatum 'Cascade Gold' (Japanese maple 'Cascade Gold')
Acer palmatum 'Chitoseyama' (Japanese maple 'Chitoseyama)
Acer palmatum 'Chiyo-hime' (Japanese maple 'Chiyo-hime')
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince' (Purple-leaved threadleaf Japanese maple 'Crimson Prince')
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Princess' (Japanese maple 'Crimson Princess')
Acer palmatum 'Crippsii' (Japanese maple 'Crippsii')
Acer palmatum 'Deshojo' (Japanese maple 'Deshojo')
Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Flavescens' (Japanese maple 'Dissectum Flavescens')
Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Nigrum' (Japanese maple 'Dissectum Nigrum')
Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Palmatifidum' (Japanese maple 'Dissectum Palmatifidum' )
Acer palmatum 'Dissectum' (Japanese maple 'Dissectum')
Acer palmatum 'Dragon's Fire' (Japanese maple 'Dragon's Fire')
Acer palmatum 'Eddisbury' (Coral bark maple 'Eddisbury')
Acer palmatum 'Emperor 1' (Japanese maple 'Emperor 1')
Acer palmatum 'Enkan' (Japanese maple 'Enkan')
Acer palmatum 'Fascination' (Japanese maple 'Fascination')
Acer palmatum 'Festival' (Japanese maple 'Festival')
Acer palmatum 'Firecracker' (Japanese maple 'Firecracker')
Acer palmatum 'Fireglow' (Japanese maple 'Fireglow')
Acer palmatum 'Going Green' (Japanese maple 'Going Green')
Acer palmatum 'Green Fingers' (Japanese maple 'Green Fingers')
Acer palmatum 'Green Glory' (Japanese maple 'Green Glory')
Acer palmatum 'Green Lace' (Japanese maple 'Green Lace')
Acer palmatum 'Hessei' (Japanese maple 'Hessei')
Acer palmatum 'Higasayama' (Japanese maple 'Higasayama')
Acer palmatum 'Hime-shojo' (Japanese maple 'Hime-shojo')
Acer palmatum 'Inaba-shidare' (Japanese maple 'Inaba-shidare')
Acer palmatum 'Inaba-shidare' (Japanese maple 'Inaba-shidare' )
Acer palmatum 'Inazuma' (Japanese maple 'Inazuma')
Acer palmatum 'Kagiri-nishiki' (Japanese maple 'Kagiri-nishiki' )
Acer palmatum 'Kamagata' (Japanese maple 'Kamagata' )
Acer palmatum 'Karaori-nishiki' (Japanese maple 'Karaori-nishiki')
Acer palmatum 'Katsura' (Japanese maple 'Katsura')
Acer palmatum 'Ki-hachijo' (Japanese maple 'Ki-hachijo')
Acer palmatum 'Kinshi' (Japanese maple 'Kinshi')
Acer palmatum 'Koto-no-ito' (Japanese maple 'Koto-no-ito')
Acer palmatum 'Kotohime' (Japanese maple 'Kotohime')
Acer palmatum 'Limelight' (Japanese maple 'Limelight')
Acer palmatum 'Linearilobum' (Japanese maple 'Linearilobum')
Acer palmatum 'Manyo-no-sato' (Japanese maple 'Manyo-no-sato')
Acer palmatum 'Mapi-no-machihime' (Japanese maple 'Mapi-no-machihime')
Acer palmatum 'Marlo' (Japanese maple 'Marlo' )
Acer palmatum 'Mikawa-yatsubusa' (Japanese maple 'Mikawa-yatsubusa')
Acer palmatum 'Mikazuki' (Japanese maple 'Mikazuki')
Acer palmatum 'Momoiro-koya-san' (Japanese maple 'Momoiro-koya-san')
Acer palmatum 'Moonfire' (Japanese maple 'Moonfire' )
Acer palmatum 'Nathan' (Japanese maple 'Nathan')
Acer palmatum 'Novum' (Japanese maple 'Novum')
Acer palmatum 'O-kagami' (Japanese maple 'O-kagami')
Acer palmatum 'Omurayama' (Japanese maple 'Omurayama')
Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream' (Japanese maple 'Orange Dream')
Acer palmatum 'Oridono-nishiki' (Japanese maple 'Oridono-nishiki' )
Acer palmatum 'Ornatum' (Japanese maple 'Ornatum')
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' (Japanese maple 'Osakazuki')
Acer palmatum 'Peaches and Cream' (Japanese maple 'Peaches and Cream' )
Acer palmatum 'Pendulum Julian' (Japanese maple 'Pendulum Julian')
Acer palmatum 'Peve Dave' (Japanese maple 'Peve Dave')
Acer palmatum 'Peve Multicolor' (Smooth japanese maple)
Acer palmatum 'Pixie' (Japanese maple 'Pixie')
Acer palmatum 'Red Dragon' (Japanese maple 'Red Dragon')
Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy' (Japanese maple 'Red Pygmy')
Acer palmatum 'Red Wood' (Japanese maple 'Red Wood')
Acer palmatum 'Ryusen' (Japanese maple 'Ryusen')
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' (Coral bark maple)
Acer palmatum 'Scolopendrifolium Rubrum' (Japanese maple 'Scolopendrifolium Rubrum' )
Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' (Japanese maple 'Seiryu')
Acer palmatum 'Shaina' (Japanese maple 'Shaina' )
Acer palmatum 'Shigi-tatsu-sawa' (Japanese maple 'Shigi-tatsu-sawa')
Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo' (Japanese maple 'Shindeshojo')
Acer palmatum 'Shirazz' (Japanese maple 'Shirazz' )
Acer palmatum 'Shishi geshira' (Japanese maple 'Shishi-gashira')
Acer palmatum 'Shishi-yatsubusa' (Japanese maple 'Shishi-yatsubusa')
Acer palmatum 'Shishio' (Japanese maple 'Shishio' )
Acer palmatum 'Shisio' (Japanese maple 'Shisio' )
Acer palmatum 'Silhouette' (Japanese maple 'Silhouette')
Acer palmatum 'Sister Ghost' (Japanese maple 'Sister Ghost')
Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' (Japanese maple 'Skeeter's Broom' )
Acer palmatum 'Starfish' (Japanese maple 'Starfish')
Acer palmatum 'Stella Rossa' (Japanese maple 'Stella Rossa')
Acer palmatum 'Suminagashi' (Japanese maple 'Suminagashi')
Acer palmatum 'Taylor' (Japanese maple 'Taylor')
Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg' (Japanese maple 'Trompenburg')
Acer palmatum 'Tsuma-gaki' (Japanese maple 'Tsuma-gaki')
Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel' (Japanese maple 'Twombly's Red Sentinel')
Acer palmatum 'Ueno-yama' (Japanese maple 'Ueno-yama')
Acer palmatum 'Ukigumo' (Japanese maple 'Ukigumo' )
Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto' (Japanese maple 'Villa Taranto')
Acer palmatum 'Wilson's Pink Dwarf' (Japanese maple 'Wilson's Pink Dwarf')
Acer palmatum 'Winter Flame' (Japanese maple 'Winter Flame')
Acer palmatum (Dissectum Group) 'Baldsmith' (Japanese maple 'Baldsmith')
Acer palmatum (Dissectum Group) 'Lionheart' (Japanese maple 'Lionheart')
Acer palmatum (Dissectum Group) 'Sekimori' (Japanese maple 'Sekimori')
Acer palmatum (Dwarf Group) 'Jerre Schwartz' (Japanese maple 'Jerre Schwartz')
Acer palmatum (Dwarf Group) 'Kashima' (Japanese maple 'Kashima')
Acer palmatum (Matsumurae Group) 'Korean Gem' (Japanese maple 'Korean Gem')
Acer palmatum (Palmatum Group) 'Beni-ubi-gohon' (Japanese maple 'Beni-ubi-gohon')
Acer palmatum (Palmatum Group) 'Corallinum' (Japanese maple 'Corallinum')
Acer palmatum (Palmatum Group) 'Phoenix' (Japanese maple 'Phoenix')
Acer palmatum (Palmatum Group) 'Redwine' (Japanese maple 'Redwine')
Acer palmatum (Palmatum Group) 'Summer Gold' (Japanese maple 'Summer Gold')
Acer palmatum Dissectum Viride Group (Japanese maple Dissectum Viride Group)
Acer palmatum Festival Mix (Japanese maple Festival Mix)
Acer palmatum var. coreanum (Japanese maple)
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Chantilly Lace' (Japanese maple 'Chantilly Lace')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Emerald Lace' (Cut-leaved Japanese maple 'Emerald Lace')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Garnet' (Japanese maple 'Garnet')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Green Globe' (Cut-leaved Japanese maple 'Green Globe')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Orangeola' (Cut-leaved Japanese maple 'Orangeola')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Tamukeyama' (Japanese maple 'Tamukeyama')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum (Purple-leaved threadleaf Japanese)
Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum 'Burgundy Lace' (Purple-leaved threadleaf Japanese maple 'Burgundy Lace')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum 'Crimson Queen' (Purple-leaved threadleaf Japanese maple 'Crimson Queen')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum 'Toyama-nishiki' (Purple-leaved threadleaf Japanese maple 'Toyama-nishiki')
Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum 'Variegatum' (Purple-leaved threadleaf Japanese maple 'Variegatum')
Acer pensylvanicum (Moosewood)
Acer pensylvanicum 'Erythrocladum' (Moosewood 'Erythrocladum')
Acer pictum (Painted maple)
Acer platanoides (Norway maple)
Acer platanoides 'Cleveland' (Norway maple 'Cleveland' )
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' (Norway maple 'Crimson King')
Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry' (Norway maple 'Crimson Sentry')
Acer platanoides 'Deborah' (Norway maple 'Deborah' )
Acer platanoides 'Drummondii' (Silver variegated maple)
Acer platanoides 'Emerald Queen' (Norway maple 'Emerald Queen')
Acer platanoides 'Fairview' (Norway maple 'Fairview')
Acer platanoides 'Globosum' (Norway maple 'Globosum')
Acer platanoides 'Princeton Gold' (Norway maple 'Princeton Gold')
Acer platanoides 'Royal Red' (Norway maple 'Royal Red' )
Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore)
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum' (Sycamore 'Brilliantissimum')
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Prinz Handjery' (Sycamore 'Prinz Handjery' )
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Worley' (Golden sycamore)
Acer pseudoplatanus f. purpureum (Purple-leaf sycamore)
Acer pseudoplatanus f. variegatum (Sycamore 'Leopoldii' )
Acer pseudoplatanus f. variegatum 'Esk Sunset' (Sycamore 'Esk Sunset' )
Acer pseudosieboldianum (Korean maple)
Acer rubrum (Red maple)
Acer rubrum 'Bowhall' (Red maple 'Bowhall')
Acer rubrum 'Brandywine' (Red maple 'Brandywine')
Acer rubrum 'New World' (Red maple 'New World')
Acer rubrum 'October Glory' (Red maple 'October Glory' )
Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' (Red maple 'Red Sunset')
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon' (Red maple 'Scanlon' )
Acer rufinerve (Snake-bark maple)
Acer rufinerve 'Erythrocladum' (Snake-bark maple 'Erythrocladum' )
Acer rufinerve 'Winter Gold' (Snake-bark maple 'Winter Gold')
Acer saccharinum (Silver maple)
Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' (Sugar maple 'Green Mountain')
Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum (Florida maple )
Acer saccharum subsp. grandidentatum (Bigtooth maple)
Acer saccharum subsp. leucoderme (Chalk maple)
Acer sempervirens (Cretan maple)
Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' (Golden Shirasawa maple)
Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon' (Full moon maple 'Autumn Moon' )
Acer shirasawanum 'Gloria' (Fullmoon maple 'Gloria')
Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan' (Fullmoon Maple 'Jordan')
Acer shirasawanum 'Moonrise' (Fullmoon maple 'Moonrise')
Acer spicatum (Mountain maple)
Acer tataricum (Tatarian maple)
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala (Amur maple)
Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala, from seed sourced in Uppsala, Sweden (Amur maple, from seed sourced in Uppsala, Sweden)
Acer tegmentosum (Manchurian striped maple)
Acer triflorum (Three-flower maple)
Acer truncatum (Shantung maple)
Acer x conspicuum 'Candy Stripe' (Snakebark maple 'Candy Stripe' )
Acer x conspicuum 'Elephant's Ear' (Snakebark maple 'Elephant's Ear')
Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix' (Snakebark maple 'Phoenix')
Acer x freemanii (Freeman maple)
Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' (Freeman maple 'Autumn Blaze' )
Acer x freemanii 'Elegant' (Freeman maple 'Elegant')