Three-floweredMaple, Rough Barked Maple (Acer triflorum)

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Dec 07, 2010

Three-floweredMaple, Rough Barked Maple
Acer triflorum

Three-flowered Maple two handsome specimens in glorious fall color, 26 Oct 2009, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain MA

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 07, 2010

Another pretty show!

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killdawabbit Christiana, TN(Zone 6b) Dec 30, 2010

I plan to get one of these this spring.
VV, isn't the arboretum scantily planted? Why all the grass?

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jan 01, 2011

killda, you need to get out more.

Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. is probably rolling over in his grave about now. Scantily planted, indeed!

I prefer to think of the Arnold Arboretum as a work of art. And - as with all such well thought out masterpieces - there is context within which the object of attention is presented. Sometimes even pedestrian materials such as grass serve a purpose.

There is much more to the Arnold than what you see in some of my amateur photos. Even some woody plants touching each other (ewww!!!).

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killdawabbit Christiana, TN(Zone 6b) Jan 01, 2011

Lol! I still think it's too much grass. I think Freddy was a bit limited in his imagination and creativity. :-p

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jan 02, 2011

Well, one could do worse than this...

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killdawabbit Christiana, TN(Zone 6b) Jan 02, 2011

That is indeed beautiful but all I can think is how much better it would look with some groundcovers and maybe some rhodies or azaleas.

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