This maple is common in cultivation although few
cultivars are known. A
variegated cultivar 'Gotenbanishiki' has been selected in Japan. Female trees are often
propagated by
layering and sold in the nursery trade.
Acer cissifolium is similar to its closest relative
A. henryi (rare in cultivation) and its close relative
A. negundo (common in cultivation with many cultivars). It may be distinguished from the former by its shoots turning grey in their second year (remaining green for several years in
A. henryi), and from the latter by its consistently trifoliate leaves, never with the five leaflets common in
A. negundo. Mislabeling occurs between these three species. ==References==