Painted Maple
Acer pictum
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
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Data Maturity Structured
This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Quick Facts
Height
40-60 ft
Light
Full Sun to Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4–5
Bloom Time
April to May
Fall Color
Gold, yellow
Origin
a vast area of eastern Asia
Diseases (19)
Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt Rhytisma punctatum Tar Spots Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Phyllosticta spp. Phyllosticta Leaf Spot Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch Multiple possible causes (see Disease Cycle section) Fasciation Bacterial Leaf Spot and Dieback Discula destructiva (dogwood), Kabatiella and Discula spp... Anthracnose Kretzschmaria deusta Brittle Decay Limb and Wood Decay Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Bigleaf Maple Decline (Bigleaf Maple Dieback) Phytophthora spp. (P Bleeding Canker Various fungi (Phoma spp., Phomopsis spp., Cytospora spp.... Branch Canker Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Cryptostroma corticale Sooty Bark Disease
Pests (13)
Vasates quadripedes Maple Bladdergall Mite Pulvinaria innumerabilis Cottony maple scale Aphidoidea Aphid Boisea rubrolineata Western boxelder bug Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Megachile spp. Leafcutting bee Proteoteras aesculana Maple tip moth (Maple twig borer) Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Leucoma salicis Satin moth Frankliniella occidentalis Western flower thrips Proteoteras moffatiana Maple shoot moth