Acer miyabei 'Rugged Ridge'

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Oct 24, 2013

Rugged Ridge? I'm guessing a guy named this cultivar. Just a hunch. Anyhow, I recently happened upon this tree and thought it might make a nice replacement for the oak some of you are probably tired hearing about. I think it was in a #7 container with about a 1-1/4" caliper. The bark looked very much like the picture posted on Schmidt's website. What's the scuttlebutt on this manly tree?

http://www.jfschmidt.com/introductions/ruggedridge/

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Oct 25, 2013

Looks more like a Field Maple to me, or at least a hybrid with it. That's typical Acer campestre bark, and the leaves don't look large and deeply lobed enough for true A. miyabei. The two are closely related so would be able to hybridise.

Resin

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