i read some informations about this two(?) species some authors write are synonimus ,some different species .for pubipalmatum five or seven lobes? thanks in advance
"Flora of China 2008" lists Acer pubipalmatum as a synonym of A. pauciflorum, but in The Plant List 2013, it's listed as a different species. (from Jean-Louis Hélardot's website: Acer pubipalmatum )
I couldn't attend the 2017 symposium that was only between 500 km for the symposium itself, and the post-symposium, only 350 km away from where I live. But if in a couple of years, when I retire, I hope that you will host this event so I can visit Italy again ;-)