Acer pseudowilsonii seeds grow into a remarkable and unusual maple native to the wet tropical biome of northern Thailand one of the very few tropical Acer species, and one of the most geographically and ecologically surprising members of a genus overwhelmingly dominated by temperate species. Named as ‘pseudo-wilsonii’ (resembling but distinct from A. wilsonii), this small tropical maple tree grows in montane forest at altitude in northern Thailand, where the cooler mountain conditions allow a maple to persist within an otherwise entirely tropical landscape. Family Sapindaceae.

As a tropical montane species, it requires warm, humid conditions with good drainage and protection from frost. A genuine collector’s rarity for those who appreciate the extraordinary biogeographic diversity of the maple genus.

• One of the very few tropical Acer species exceptionally unusual within the genus
• N. Thailand wet tropical biome; montane forest at altitude
• Named as resembling but distinct from Acer wilsonii (E.H. Wilson’s maple)
• Warm humid tropical conditions; good drainage; frost-tender
• Collector’s rarity representing the extraordinary reach of the Acer genus into the tropics

Acer pseudowilsonii is one of the most botanically astonishing members of the maple genus a tropical tree from the mountain forests of northern Thailand that challenges the temperate preconceptions associated with Acer, offering collectors a genuinely unique and rare piece of Thai botanical diversity.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.