Esveld Aceretum is (in the number of species and cultivars under cultivation at the site) the largest collection of maples in the world.
[1] The aceretum is part of PlantenTuin Esveld, a family-owned commercial nursery in Boskoop, Netherlands, that was founded in 1865.
[2] The term "aceretum" describes an arboretum devoted to maple trees and shrubs, i.e. plants belonging to the genus Acer.
The aceretum was founded in the early 1970s, anchored by a giant specimen of Acer shirasawanum that was already about one century old.
[1] The aceretum now holds over 600 varieties of maples and is the holder of the Dutch Plant Collections of Acer.