Esveld Aceretum is (in the number of
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
and
cultivars under cultivation at the site) the largest collection of
maple
''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http ...
s in the world.
[''Maples for Gardens: A Color Encyclopedia'' by C.J. van Gelderen & D.M. van Gelderen, 1999] The aceretum is part of PlantenTuin Esveld, a family-owned commercial nursery in
Boskoop, Netherlands, that was founded in 1865.
[Esveld Website]
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The term "aceretum" describes an arboretum
An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...
devoted to maple tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated Plant stem, stem, or trunk (botany), trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondar ...
s and shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
s, i.e. plants belonging to the genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomencla ...
''Acer''. The aceretum was founded in the early 1970s, anchored by a giant specimen of '' Acer shirasawanum'' that was already about one century old.
References
External links
Official website
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Maple
1970s establishments in the Netherlands
Horticultural companies
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