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Acer macrophyllum f. kimballiae (Sudworth ex Harrar) E. Murray
ls, lm: more deeply lobed, often incised to near the base, showy as some cut
ls, lm: sugar maple clones yet a wild-occuring variant.
ll: smaller than f. macrophyllum (species typical)
frt: flowers and fruits often in groups of threes instead of pairs.
in: c. 1927 in WA USA, known in the wild since 1912, not in the nursery trade
in: according to Jacobson (1996)
ns: named for Mrs. Frank Kimball, Seattle WA USA
geo: western WA USA, found in more than one county
lsp: old garden tree at Washington Park Arboretum, WA USA planted c. 1940
so: Forest Farm

Acer macrophyllum 'Mocha Rose'
lc: new growth and some maturing leaves rich brownish-pink, a very showy shade
or: Bucholz & Bucholz Nursery, c. 1990
ns: possibly a paler variant of f. rubrum but a different color than typical of the form.
so: Gossler Farms (online catalog 2005)

Acer macrophyllum f. rubrum E. Murray
lc: new growth dark red, later greenish-red
lsp, geo: wild near Berkeley, CA USA and also Puget Sound WA, perhaps over a wider
lsp, geo: that known now, noticed in 1968 at Anson Blake Gardens near Berkeley.
lsp, geo: It is cultivated also on the UC Berkeley campus.

Acer macrophyllum 'Seattle Sentinel'
ht: 60-80 ft. tall x 20-27 ft. wide
ha: fastigiate at first, later more broadly columnar
afc: golden-yellow often showy, a good thing with this narrow habit.
or: Dr. Brian Mulligan found in Seattle WA 1951
li: Mulligan, B.O. 1954. Bull. Wash. Arb. 17(4): 112.
so: Forest Farm