Trident Maple, Acer buergerianum – Benefits and Supplements

Last updated: February 8, 2026Reviewed date: February 8, 2026Reading time: 8 min read

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Trident maple scientifically known as Acer buergerianum is a species of maple belonging to Aceraceae (Maple family). The plant is native to eastern China (from Shandong west to southeastern Gansu, south to Guangdong, and southwest to Sichuan), Taiwan and Japan. Apart from Trident maple, it is popularly known as Taiwan Trident Maple and three-toothed maple. Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree....

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Trident maple scientifically known as Acer buergerianum is a species of maple belonging to Aceraceae (Maple family). The plant is native to eastern China (from Shandong west to southeastern Gansu, south to Guangdong, and southwest to Sichuan), Taiwan and Japan. Apart from Trident maple, it is popularly known as Taiwan Trident Maple and three-toothed maple. Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree. The species name honors Heinrich Buerger, the 19th-century German botanist.

Plant Description

Trident maple is a small to medium-sized, spreading deciduous tree that normally grows about 5–20 m tall with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. The plant can be planted in full sun or partial shade on any well-drained, acid soil and is quite tolerant of salt, air pollution, wind, and drought. It performs well in urban areas where soils are often poor and compacted. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep the soil moist until tree is established. Fertilize when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune trees when planting to encourage new growth. Twigs are slender, flexible, reddish-brown with gray pubescence. Buds are conical, reddish-brown sharp-pointed. The bark is scaly and exfoliating on larger stems, gray outer bark flakes off, revealing lighter reddish-brown patches.

Trident Maple Facts

Name	Trident maple
Scientific Name	Acer buergerianum
Native	Eastern China (from Shandong west to southeastern Gansu, south to Guangdong, and southwest to Sichuan), Taiwan and Japan
Common Names	Trident maple, Taiwan Trident Maple, three-toothed maple
Name in Other Languages	Arabic: Qiqib thulathiu alshaeb (قيقب ثلاثي الشعب) Afrikaans: Chinese ahorn, Chinese esdoring, Shinese ahorn Chinese: San jiao feng (三角枫 ) Czech: Javor Bürgerův Danish: Japansk ahorn Dutch: Trident esdoorn English: Trident maple, Taiwan Trident Maple Finnish: Kolmihammasvaahtera French: Érable à écorce de dragon, Érable de Burger, Érable trilobé, Érable trident, Érable trifide German: Dreispitz-Ahorn, Dreizahn-Ahorn, Bürgers Ahorn, Dreispitziger Ahorn, dreizähniger Ahorn Hungarian: Háromerű juhar Italian: Acero di Bürger, acero tridente Japanese: Tou kaede (トウカエデ), tô-kaede Korean: Jung-gugdanpungnamu (중국단풍나무), jung guk dan pung Persian: افرای سه‌سره Polish: Klon Bürgera Portuguese: Bordo tridente Russian: Klion triochrazdieĺnyj (Клён трёхраздельный) Клён trëkhrazdelʹnyj Serbian: Kineski trorežnjeviti javor (Кинески трорежњевити јавор) Spanish: Arce tridente, Arce trífido, arce tridentado, auró tridentat Swedish: Tokyolönn
Plant Growth Habit	Small to medium-sized, spreading deciduous tree
Soil	Can be planted in full sun or partial shade on any well-drained, acid soil and is quite tolerant of salt, air pollution, wind and drought. It performs well in urban areas where soils are often poor and compacted
Plant Size	Height of 5–20 m with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter
Bark	Scaly and exfoliating on larger stems, gray outer bark flakes off, revealing lighter reddish brown patches
Twigs	Slender, flexible, reddish brown with gray pubescence; buds conical, reddish brown sharp pointed
Leaf	Leaves are pendulous and are in opposite pairs, 2.5–8 cm long (excluding the 2–5 cm petiole) and 3.5–6.5 cm broad, hard, glossy dark green above, paler below, usually with three lobes
Flowering season	April-May
Flower	Non-showy, greenish-yellow flowers bloom in spring (April-May), in pendulous corymbs. They are small, with five greenish sepals and five yellow-white petals about 2 mm long, and eight stamens.
Fruit Shape & Size	Samara with two winged seeds, each seed 4–7 mm diameter, with a 15 mm wing; the wings are forward-pointing and often overlapping each other.
Plant Parts Used	Roots, leaves, husks, stems, and fruits
Propagation	By seeds, cuttings or air-layers
Lifespan	About 100 yrs
Season	October-November

Trident maple Scientific Classification

Scientific Name: Acer buergerianum

Rank	Scientific Name & (Common Name)
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta (land plants)
Superdivision	Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
Division	Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Sub Division	Spermatophytina (spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Subclass	Rosidae
Super Order	Rosanae
Order	Sapindales
Family	Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus	Acer L. (maple)
Species	Acer buergerianum Miq. (trident maple)
Synonyms	Acer briergeranum Miq. Acer buergerianum subsp. ningpoense (Hance) A.E.Murray Acer buergerianum var. buergerianum Acer buergerianum var. jiujiangense Z.X.Yu Acer buergerianum var. ningpoense (Hance) Rehder Acer buergerianum var. trinerve (Siesm.) Rehder Acer lingii W.P.Fang Acer ningpoense (Hance) W.P.Fang Acer palmatum var. subtrilobum K.Koch Acer paxii var. ningpoense (Hance) Pax Acer subtrilobum (Koch) Koidz. Acer trifidum Hook. & Arn. Acer trifidum f. buergerianum (Miq.) Schwer. Acer trifidum f. elobatum Kuntze Acer trifidum f. elobatum Kuntze ex Schwer. Acer trifidum f. ningpoense (Hance) Schwer. Acer trifidum var. kaiscianensis Pamp. Acer trifidum var. ningpoense Hance Acer trinerve Siesm.

Leaves

Leaves are pendulous and are in opposite pairs, 2.5–8 cm long (excluding the 2–5 cm petiole) and 3.5–6.5 cm broad, hard, glossy dark green above, paler below, usually with three lobes. On mature trees, the lobes are forward-pointing and with smooth margins, and on young trees with more spreading lobes and serrated margins. Variable but usually attractive fall color features shades of dark red and orange. The leaf color is a rich, lustrous green in the summer that in late-season turns to shades of yellow and orange.

Leaf arrangement	Opposite/sub opposite
Leaf type:	simple
Leaf margin	Serrate
Leaf shape	Star-shaped
Leaf venation:	Palmate
Leaf type and persistence	Deciduous
Leaf blade length	Less than 2 inches, 2 to 4 inches
Leaf color	Green
Fall color	Red, orange, yellow
Fall characteristic	Showy

Flower

Non-showy, greenish-yellow flowers bloom in spring (April-May), in pendulous corymbs. They are small, with five greenish sepals and five yellow-white petals about 2 mm long, and eight stamens.

Flower color	Yellow
Flower characteristics	Showy

Fruit

Fertile flowers are followed by samara about 1 inch long with two winged seeds. Each seed is 4–7 mm diameter, with a 15 mm wing. The wings are forward-pointing and often overlapping each other.

Fruit shape	Oval
Fruit length	0 .5 to 1 inch
Fruit covering	Dry or hard
Fruit color	Red
Fruit characteristics	Does not attract wildlife; not showy; fruit/leaves not a litter problem

Traditional uses and benefits of Trident Maple

These plants have been traditionally used to treat a wide range of diseases in East Asia and North America.
Research has shown that medicinal plants belonging to Acer are highly effective in the treatment of rheumatism, bruises, hemostasis, hepatic disorders, eye disease, and pain, and in detoxification.
It can be used to treat rheumatism, hepatic disorders, eye disease, pain, etc. effectively.
It has traditionally been used to reduce redness and swelling of the eyes.
Stems and roots of maple has been used for the treatment of pain, swelling, stiffness, or reduced movement. সহজ বাংলা: জয়েন্টের প্রদাহ।" data-rx-term="arthritis" data-rx-definition="Arthritis means joint inflammation causing pain, swelling, stiffness, or reduced movement. সহজ বাংলা: জয়েন্টের প্রদাহ।">arthritis, bruises, pain, fractures, and liver diseases and the leaves are used for the treatment of infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।" data-rx-term="inflammation" data-rx-definition="Inflammation is the body’s response to injury, infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।">inflammation of the eye.

Other Facts

Trident maple is a popular choice for the art of bonsai and responds well to techniques that create leaf reduction and ramification.
It is suitable for many style and sizes of bonsai.
It can be planted more around residences and commercial landscapes due to its pleasing form and small size.

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Key Takeaways

Seek urgent medical care if you notice

Emergency now

See a doctor

Learn safely

Plant Description

Trident Maple Facts

Trident maple Scientific Classification

Scientific Name: Acer buergerianum

Leaves

Flower

Fruit

Traditional uses and benefits of Trident Maple

Other Facts

From Where To Buy

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Prepare before seeing a doctor

Which doctor may help?

What to tell the doctor

Questions to ask

Tests to discuss

Avoid these mistakes

Medicine safety and first-aid guide

Safe first steps

OTC medicine safety

Avoid these mistakes

Get urgent help if

Patient health record and symptom diary

Care roadmap for: Trident Maple, Acer buergerianum – Benefits and Supplements

Check danger signs first

Record the symptom story

Visit a qualified clinician

Do only useful tests

Follow up and return early if worse

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Frequently Asked Questions

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