Acer platanoides 'Pendulum'
Appearance
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Genus | Acer |
Species | Acer platanoides |
Cultivar | 'Pendulum' |
Origin | Romania |
Acer platanoides 'Pendulum', or weeping Norway maple, is a weeping tree and a cultivar of Acer platanoides, the Norway maple. It was first found by Niemetz at Timișoara, Romania in 1901. No trees are known to survive of this cultivar.
Description
A weeping tree without a leader and with perpendicular branches forming an umbrella shape.[citation needed]
Accessions
This cultivar does not seem to have been cultivated outside Romania. It was cultivated at the Bazos Arboretum where the last known specimen died in the year 2000.
Synonymy
- Acer platanoides var. pendulum Niemetz (1901) [1]
References
- ^ Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. & Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced weeping broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine 2009: 19-30.