CATTON ARBORETUM
Acer macrophyllum
Common name: Big leaf Maple
Year planted: 2022
Country of origin: Western USA from California to British Columbia
Year introduced: Discovered in the late 1700s by Archibald Menzies but brought to UK by David Douglas in 1826
Description: Very large leaves at up to 25cm long are its main feature. They have 5 main lobes which are indented with prominent teeth and turn orange and yellow in the autumn. Generally grows to about 15 to 20 m tall.
what3words: enclosing.carting.soonest
Tree number: 44
Year planted: 2022
Country of origin: Western USA from California to British Columbia
Year introduced: Discovered in the late 1700s by Archibald Menzies but brought to UK by David Douglas in 1826
Description: Very large leaves at up to 25cm long are its main feature. They have 5 main lobes which are indented with prominent teeth and turn orange and yellow in the autumn. Generally grows to about 15 to 20 m tall.
what3words: enclosing.carting.soonest
Tree number: 44
