Acer fabri
Faber's Maple
- Type
- Tree
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 8–9
- Sun
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Mature size
- Height 25–30 Feet · Spread 12–15 Feet
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Seasonality
- Evergreen
This variety is no actively in production in our propagation house and may not return to our catalogue. We maintain this page purely for reference and archival purposes. If you would like to grow this plant, tell us. Your interest helps guide what we bring back.
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Acer fabri, known as Faber's maple or emerald jade maple, is a small evergreen to semi-evergreen tree of rounded habit whose slender, prominently veined, pointed leaves are entirely unlobed; few would guess the plant for a maple until the winged seeds appear. The new growth flushes a fine copper red, and the samaras ripen red as well before fading to brownish yellow in late summer, so the tree carries color without depending on the usual autumn display.
Faber's maple is a rare species in cultivation, native to China, and a favored subject for bonsai, where the glossy foliage and tidy proportions show to advantage. In the open garden these trees have performed very well across several areas of the southern United States, holding their leaves through mild winters and shedding them only when hard cold arrives.
Use the tree as an evergreen specimen or small patio tree where the glossy leaves and red new growth can be enjoyed up close, in a sheltered spot with good drainage and even moisture. Native to China.
small red-tinged flowers; red samaras and copper-red new growth