BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

A rare and tricky to propagate maple with colourful, striped bark which is a hybrid between the American Acer pensylvanicum and the Chinese Acer davidii. Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix' has large, cool green leaves in the summer months which turn to a fantastic, fine gold colour in autumn.

The bark is a faint green/yellow in the summer and brightens to a vivid pink, yellow and orange with silver snake-like lines in winter.

Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix'  is an outstanding plant with year round interest which deserves pride of place in nearly any garden!

Supplied Size: 1.5L container (young plants at 30 - 40 cm tall)

• Position: Full sun or partial shade.
• Soil: Any well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy. Requires shelter from strong winds.
• Rate of Growth: Very slow initially then moderate.
• Habit: Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix'  grows to be a large branching shrub or eventually, a small multi-stemmed tree.
  • Height: 6 m (20 ft) / [up to 3 m (10 ft) after 10 years]
  • Spread: 6 m (20 ft) / [up to 2.5 m (8 ft) after 10 years]