Red Coliseum Maple is a maple tree that is native to Asia, from central Turkey east along the Caucasus, the Himalaya, to southwestern China. The genus name acer is Latin for the word maple; and the species name coppadocicum is named in reference to an area in central Turkey 'cappadocia' where this species of maple is thought to originate from.
Red Coliseum Maple is harvested from the wild for mainly local use of its wood. It has been suggested as of value in soil stabilization projects in dry valleys in Turkey, and is also grown as an ornamental in gardens.
Within the realm of rational and holistic medicine, there is no documented use for red coliseum maple.
Please note that MIROFOSS does not suggest in any way that plants should be used in place of proper medical and psychological care. This information is provided here as a reference only.
There is currently no information on the edibility of the bark, seeds, needles, roots, or sap from the red coliseum maple tree.
Please note that MIROFOSS can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the consumption of plant species which are found in the wild. This information is provided here as a reference only.
Red Coliseum Maple is found in light (sandy) or medium (loamy) soil and is easily grown in moist well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Red Coliseum Maple prefers acidic soils that are kept evenly moist. Avoid dry soils. This tree may sucker from the roots to form extensive groves over time. Red Coliseum Maple appears to be resistant to deer.
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Red Coliseum Maple is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20m to 30m tall with a broad, rounded crown. The leaves are opposite, palmately lobed with five to seven lobes, 6cm to 15cm across. The leaf stems bleed a milky latex when broken. The flowers are in corymbs of fifteen to thirty and are joined together with yellowish green blooms. Each flower has five petals 3mm to 4mm long; flowering occurs in early spring. The seedpods are a double samara with two winged seeds. The seeds are disc-shaped, strongly flattened, 6mm to 11m across and 2mm to 3mm thick. The wings are 25mm to 30mm long, widely spread, approaching a 180° angle. The bark of the red coliseum maple is greenish-grey, smooth in young trees, becoming shallowly grooved when mature. There are three distinct varieties of red coliseum maple which originate in different areas of the native range. Indicum originates in the Himalayas, sinicum originates in Southwestern China. The closely related Acer lobelii from southern Italy is also treated as a subspecies of red coliseum maple by some authors. The eastern Asian species Acer amplum, Acer pictum, and Acer truncatum are also very closely related, and often confused with red coliseum maple in cultivation.
| Tree Height | 20m to 30m |  |
| Habitat | Well drained acidic soil | |
| Leaves | Palmate | |
| Leaf Margin | Stout Bundles of Three | |
| Leaf Venation | Reticulate | |
| Bark | Shallowly Grooved | |
| Flower Colour | Yellow | |
| Flower Type | Radially Symmetrical | |
| Flowering Season | April to May | |
| Pollination | Wind | |
| Tree Gender | Trees are hermaphrodite trees are self-fertile | |
| Fruit | Small winged seeds | |
| USDA Zone | 5A (-26°C to -28°C) cold weather limit |
No known health risks have been associated with red coliseum maple. However ingestion of naturally occurring plants without proper identification is not recommended.
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Red Coliseum maple can be referenced in certain current and historical texts under the following other name:
Red Coliseum Maple can be translated into the following select languages:
| Arabic | شجرة كابادوكيان | Bulgarian | дърво | Chinese (Sim) | 卡帕多西亚树 |
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| Dutch | cappadocische boom | Esperanto | kapadokia arbo | Estonian | kapadokia puu |
| Finnish | French | German | kappadokischer Baum | ||
| Greek | καππαδοκικό δέντρο | Hebrew | עץ קפדוקאי | Hungarian | kapadókiai fa |
| Italian | Japanese | カッパドキアの木 | Korean | 카파도키아 나무 | |
| Punjabi | ਕੈਪਡਾਸੀਆਈ ਰੁੱਖ | Lithuanian | kapadokų medis | Norwegian | |
| Persian | درخت کاپادوکسی | Polish | drzewo kapadockie | Portuguese | árvore capadócia |
| Romanian | Russian | каппадокийское дерево | Slovak | ||
| Spanish | árbol capadocio | Swedish | Tagalog | ||
| Turkish | kapadokya ağacı | Ukrainian | cappadocian дерево | Vietnamese |
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The MIROFOSS database offers free printable garden tags for personal and non-profit use. These tags can be used to properly identify plant samples in a garden. Click on the tags shown on the the screen or -click here- to download a full size jpeg image for a red coliseum maple identification tag; which can be printed on paper or used with a plastic laser printer. |
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The MIROFOSS database offers free printable garden tags for personal and non-profit use. These tags can be used to properly identify plant samples in a garden. Click on the tags shown on the the screen or -click here- to download a full size jpeg image for a red coliseum maple identification tag; which can be printed on paper or used with a plastic laser printer. |
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| March 15, 2019 | The last time this page was updated |
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