Acer carpinifolium
Hornbeam maple · also チドリノキ chidorinoki
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A small deciduous tree native to Japan, Acer carpinifolium, or hornbeam maple, grows 10-15m tall with smooth, dark greenish-grey to grey-brown bark. Its leaves resemble hornbeam leaves, featuring pinnate veins and serrated margins. Cultivated as an ornamental for its bright yellow autumn color, it is found in woodlands and mountainous areas alongside streams.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 70.00%—3.1 in
- 50.00%23 yr11 in
- 40.00%—16 in
- 10.00%—16 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 32.8–49.2 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 11 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 16 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Hokkaido deciduous forests
- Nihonkai montane deciduous forests
- Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests
Other Acer in the catalogue
50 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
