Acer 'Red Flamingo' (v)
maple 'Red Flamingo'
'Red Flamingo' is a slow-growing, deciduous, snakebark maple, forming a shrub or small tree; as a tree it could eventually reach around 6m tall. Stems are a strong red, maturing with white striations to create winter interest. Leaves have a pink variegation when young, maturing through the season to a mix of green, dark pink and white in mottling and splashes
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Colour & scent
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Position
Aspect
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Botanical details
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Acer can be deciduous trees or large shrubs with paired, often palmately-lobed leaves and small flowers followed by characteristic winged fruits. Many have fine autumn colour, and some have ornamental stems
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Requires free-draining, fertile soil and shelter from drying winds in sun or partial shade
Propagation
Can only be propagated by vegetative means, such as hardwood cuttings or grafting
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Prune according to form - if a tree is the aim, clear stems of lower branches as growth progresses. See pruning group 1
Pests
May be susceptible to Acer gall mite, aphids, caterpillars and horse chestnut scale
Diseases
May be susceptible to Verticillium wilt, Acer leaf scorch and honey fungus
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