Pacific Sunset Maple                        A-ser

• Broadleaf deciduous tree, 30 ft (9 m) tall and 25 ft (7.6 m) wide, upright spreading crown.  Leaves intermediate in appearance between its parents, to about 25 cm long × 20 cm wide, 5-7 lobes, basal lobes pointed outward, very glossy dark green above, lighter below; fall color from yellow-orange to bright red (colors earlier than Norwegian Sunset).  Fruit (samaras) 4-5 cm long, the seeds are viable.
• Sun to part shade, more heat and drought tolerant than a Norway Maple.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4b         Developed by Keith Warren at J. Frank Schmidt Nursery, Boring, Oregon and introduced in 1989, a cross of Acer truncatum × Acer platanoides.  Pacific Sunset™ in comparison to a related cultivar, Norwegian Sunset™, is slightly shorter, has a finer branch structure, is more spreading, and slightly brighter fall color.
• Corvallis: on the south side of Van Buren Ave. just east of 31st St.
• Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden