Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto'

  • Dr Henry Oakeley
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Acer palmatum 'Villa Taranto'. Dr Henry Oakeley. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Acer palmatum Thunb. Sapindaceae. Japanese maple. Small tree. Distribution: Japan, SE Asia The cultivar 'Villa Taranto ' has orange-red leaves. Can be tapped in early spring for its sugar-rich sap although it is not as abundant as in Acer saccharum. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.

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