Acer opalus

Large shrub or small deciduous tree, with gnarled trunk and rounded crown, often irregular. Leaves with three-five lobes, often reddish when they appear and later they become dark green and greyish underneath. In autumn the leaves are orange or red. Yellowish flowers in corymbs which appear before the leaves and are followed by winged fruit with wide open wings. Very common in the woods on the Italian hills and lower mountains, prefers calcareous soil, withstands the heat and is resistant to drought.

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Italy

Large shrub or small deciduous tree, with gnarled trunk and rounded crown, often irregular. Leaves with three-five lobes, often reddish when they appear and later they become dark green and greyish underneath. In autumn the leaves are orange or red. Yellowish flowers in corymbs which appear before the leaves and are followed by winged fruit with wide open wings. Very common in the woods on the Italian hills and lower mountains, prefers calcareous soil, withstands the heat and is resistant to drought.