Acer campestre 'Puncticulatum'
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Acer campestre 'Puncticulatum', or Weeping Speckled Field Maple, is a weeping tree
and a cultivar
of Acer campestre, the Field Maple. It was first described by Schwerin in 1893. No trees are known to survive of this cultivar
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without a true leader and with pendulous branches forming an umbrella shape similar to A. campestre 'Pendulum' but with leaves speckled and blotched with white like the cultivar
'Pulverulentum'.
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Weeping tree
right|thumb|| 250 px|Weeping Atlas CedarWeeping trees are trees that are characterized by a typical shape with soft, limp twigs This may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepingness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars...
and a cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
of Acer campestre, the Field Maple. It was first described by Schwerin in 1893. No trees are known to survive of this cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
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Description
A weeping treeWeeping tree
right|thumb|| 250 px|Weeping Atlas CedarWeeping trees are trees that are characterized by a typical shape with soft, limp twigs This may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepingness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars...
without a true leader and with pendulous branches forming an umbrella shape similar to A. campestre 'Pendulum' but with leaves speckled and blotched with white like the cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
'Pulverulentum'.
Accessions
This cultivar used to be cultivated in Germany and England. The last record, dating from 1925, was from a specimen cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, KewRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, is 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. "The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" and the brand name "Kew" are also used as umbrella terms for the institution that runs...
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Synonymy
- Acer campestre f. puncticulatum Schwer, (1893)
- Acer campestre var. pendulum-foliis-variegatis G.Nicholson (1902).
- Acer campestre var. pendulum-variegatum G.Nicholson (1925).
- Acer campestre pendulum pulverulentum hort.