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IUCN RED C LIST ALPINE GARDEN “Lace Maple” [Japan] EN 15-1 RAINFOREST B.C. GARDEN This is a variation of the maples seen at stop 1-3 and 5, this 17 16-2* 16-1 lovely species shows off lace like leaves. MAPLES SERVICE W 16TH AVENUE YARD Celebrating Canada’s national tree ROSELINE 13* 14* *14) Acer tataricum subsp. Ginnala STURDY at UBC Botanical Garden AMPHITHEATRE “Amur maple” *featured on Tree App! [Russia] 15-1) Acer glabrum var. neomexicanum 12 MAIN LAWN X* “Neomexicanum” [New Mexico, USA] PHYSIC GARDEN This maple is an unusual variant of rocky mountain maple, 2 CONTEMPORARY

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PAVILION FOOD GARDEN 1-1 TAYLOR quite makes a tree and is considered more shrub like than a tree. 19* PLAZA 20* 16-1) Acer palmatum “Seiryu” [Japan] 11-2* This Japanese maple is notable for its green lacy leaves, 11-1 LEGEND they turn bright orange in autumn so keep your eyes out when you come back in the fall season!

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United States Japan STOP 110 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TOUR China 1-1) Acer campbellii subsp. Flabellatum South Korea 9-1) Acer mandshuricum [Korea] Nepal STOP 1121 EXTENDED TOUR “Fan leaf maple” [Himalayas] Look for the sign for this maple, which highlights that it is known “Flabellatum” means to have fan like leaves, and this maple for its tolerance of extreme cold and its unusual foliage. NORTH AMERICAN 9  CANADA, UNITED STATES has large rounded clusters of flowers. 10) Acer pubinerve JAPANESE 8 1-2) Acer pictum subsp. Okamotoanum “Chocolate maple” [China] “Okamotoanum” [Korea] This specie’s new growth in the spring has chocolate Origin of Species on RED list CHINESE 5 This specie is unique – exists only on one Korean island and brown leaves with olive green stems, but don’t eat me! Critically Endangered [CR] Acer pentaphyllum “five-finger maple” – Stop 2 Endangered [EN] Acer griseum “paperbark maple” – Stop 16-2 has broad leaves with numerous pointed lobes. Lorem ipsum OTHER 5 KOREAN 2, HIMALAYAN 1, RUSSIAN 1, GARDEN ORIGIN 1 New! Species of Least Concern [LC] 2) Acer pentaphyllum Vancouver Trees App All other Maple Species at UBC X “LOOK ALIKE” BUT NOT MAPLE 1 “five-finger maple” [China (Sichuan)] Browse our extensive catalogue of nearly a thousand di erent

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