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Keywords: Sapindaceae | Acer japonicum 'O-taki' | 024618-0538-1985
Along Upper Asian Way in UBC Botanical Garden is one spot that is a favourite of mine in October. Here, two poorly-known cultivars of downy Japanese maple face each other on opposite sides of the path: Acer japonicum 'O-taki' and Acer japonicum 'O-isami'. Both colour in rich shades of gold and red, and, to my memory, reliably so in Vancouver's climate.
The maple enthusiasts who participate on the maples forum have shared a few more photographs of Acer japonicum 'O-taki' throughout the seasons in the maple photograph gallery.
Wikipedia provides a broad summary of this species and its cultivars, with particular emphasis on a description of the species as well as characteristics that distinguish it from other maples with a similar appearance: Acer japonicum.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at October 24, 2007 12:00 AM
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Posted by: Brent at October 24, 2007 7:28 AM
I used to live in New York and miss the fall color displays. Now I'm in Oregon -- still colorful but not nearly at spectacular as back east. This picture brings back the memories. Thanks.
Posted by: Maggie at October 24, 2007 9:00 AM
When did the maples move to the Sapindaceae?
Posted by: Mark at October 24, 2007 12:46 PM
We tend to follow the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group and its classification system for flowering plant families (see Sapindaceae). The Wikipedia article on Aceraceae explains the situation a bit.
As to the question of when, hmm... we've been using it for quite some time now (2000? 2001?) here at UBC BG. Looking back through the reference list of one of the articles from the Wikipedia link, I think somewhere between 1992 and 1996, if you use that classification system for plants.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at October 24, 2007 1:23 PM
The colours of the leaves are really great. It is so nice to see a photograph of Asian Acer. Around here we have many, many sugar maples with have wonderful colours.
Thank you,
Margaret-Rae
Posted by: Margaret-Rae Davis at October 31, 2007 4:59 PM
Gorgeous photograph. Especially with the bit of green.
Posted by: Anthony at November 1, 2007 4:49 PM
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'O-Taki': Waterfall, in Japanese, likely referring to its wonderful summer green form.