NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Garden Maple (Acer micranthum)

The Garden Maple (Acer micranthum) is a small, often shrubby maple to 8-10 m tall, native to Japan. It has lobed, toothed leaves with five palmate lobes, similar to Redvein Maple (Acer rufinerve) and Amur Maple (Acer ginnala). It is one of many small maples that are used in temperate-zone landscaping, noted for the red bark on shoots up to a year old, and brilliant red fall color. The young leaves in spring also emerge red.

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Maple (440 words)
	Maples are tree s of the genus Acer in the Order Sapindales, variously classified in a family of their own Aceraceae, or (together with the Hippocastanaceae) in Sapindaceae ; genetic evidence points to the latter being the more accurate option.
	The name 'acer' is stemming from the Latin "acris" (sharp), for the hardness of the wood and use as lances in the past.
	Maple is an important early spring source of pollen and nectar for bee s, especially honeybee s, which use its resources for spring buildup.

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