Habitat: Grassland, Forest Edge, Flood plains, Mountain Slopes
Hardiness Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Soil: Well-drained, Moist to Dry, Rocky
Light: Full Sun, Part-Shade, Shade
Flower Colour: green, yellow
Flowering Period: March, April, May
Fruits: Dry, winged, pairs of seeds. Green-brown.
Usage: Landscape tree, that grows well in rocky and poor soils, reclamation, woodland margins.

Hardy medium sized tree or shrub with a classic maple leaf, turning yellow and orange in fall. Leaves are 3-5 lobed, and young twigs are red. Similar, but hardier than Acer circinatum (Vine Maple).