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Acer platanoides 'Pendulum'

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Acer platanoides 'Pendulum'
GenusAcer
SpeciesAcer platanoides
Cultivar'Pendulum'
OriginRomania

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

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A weeping tree without a leader and with perpendicular branches forming an umbrella shape.[citation needed]

Accessions

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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

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  • Acer platanoides var. pendulum Niemetz (1901) [1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.