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Acer Orientalia Minorient - Maple

Acer campestre x cappadocium Orientalia® 'Minorient'
Hybrid Maple

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Very beautiful tree, good recovery.

dominique D., 14/05/2018

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A small hybrid maple with a rounded shape, nicely coloured in spring and autumn. Its beautiful palmate, shiny, leaves are yellow-orange in spring, and turn green in summer, before changing to golden bronze marked with red in autumn. Hardy and resistant, it thrives in ordinary, moist soil, sheltered from the burning sun. Ideal for small gardens!
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
4 m
Spread at maturity
3 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time February, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November
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Description

Acer Orientalia 'Minorient' is a recently obtained hybrid maple, selected by Minier Nurseries for its small growth and beautiful spring and autumn colours. This small deciduous tree displays beautiful, shiny, palmate leaves that successively turn from yellow-orange, margined with red in the spring, to summer green, before turning to golden bronze marked with red in the autumn. It is particularly well suited to small gardens, whether placed in isolation or associated with other small trees or bushes offering different colours or habits.

 

Acer Orientalia Minorient is a result of cross-breeding between Acer campestre, the field maple, a species native to Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa, and Acer cappadocium, the Cappadocian or Colchis maple, native to the Caucasus and Asia Minor, specifically Turkey and Iran. Extremely hardy and of average growth, it will reach an average height of 4 m (13 ft 1 in) and form a crown 3 m (9 ft 10 in) wide in our gardens. Its habit is rather round and dense. The deciduous foliage of this maple is composed of small leaves, 5 to 12 cm (2 to 4.7 in) long, with 3 to 5 lobes. In the spring, their colour is yellow-orange margined with red. In the summer, from June to September, they take on a green hue, leaning towards yellow. Autumn and the first frosts colour the foliage golden yellow, bronze and copper red. The insignificant flowering takes place in the spring, at the same time as the leaves unfold. The small flowers are greenish, villous, grouped in erect, sparse corymbs. The flowering is followed by the formation of often reddish, winged fruits, the samaras. Note that this maple tolerates the presence of limestone in the soil very well, but prefers deep and moist soils.

                                                           

Acer Orientalia 'Minorient' is not only a very ornamental small tree from spring to autumn, but it is also easy to grow in ordinary soil, away from the burning sun that would damage its foliage. It will be highlighted in the centre of a shrub bed with purple or evergreen foliage, or even those flowering in the summer, which will provide it with the colour it lacks a bit in summer and winter. It can also be associated, in a country hedge, with deciduous spindle trees, Carpinus Orange Retz, Cotinus, hawthorns, ornamental apple trees or its cousins, the Montpellier maple and the field maple. Plant small shade perennials (lamium, Epimedium, Geranium macrorrhizum, Ophiopogon planiscapus Niger) at its foot to highlight its flamboyant colours in the spring and autumn.

 

Acer Orientalia Minorient - Maple in pictures

Acer Orientalia Minorient - Maple (Foliage) Foliage
Acer Orientalia Minorient - Maple (Plant habit) Plant habit

Plant habit

Height at maturity 4 m
Spread at maturity 3 m
Habit spreading
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour insignificant
Flowering time April
Inflorescence Corymb
Fruit colour green

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour golden

Botanical data

Genus

Acer

Species

campestre x cappadocium

Cultivar

Orientalia® 'Minorient'

Family

Aceraceae

Other common names

Hybrid Maple

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference839361

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Planting and care

Acer Orientalia 'Minorient' is best planted in spring or autumn in all deep and moist soils. It tolerates and even appreciates the presence of limestone in the soil. Install it in a sunny or semi-shaded location, sheltered from the burning sun that would scorch its foliage. Once well established, it does without watering in summer and requires no maintenance. Beware of strong winds. Keep the soil moist during the first two summers following planting. Mulching can be beneficial to maintain good soil moisture, depending on the climate. Pruning is not essential, but this tree tolerates it well if carried out after leaf-fall, outside the coldest periods. Remove dead wood in spring.

Planting period

Best planting time February, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Free-standing, Hedge
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Deep, well cultivated.

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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