Amur Maple Acer ginnala

Fall Color

Fruit Flower Amur Maple Acer ginnala Family: Sapindaceae

Stem & Leaf Type: woody, deciduous leaves Landscape Value: Leaf Color: glossy dark green This small tree is often grown as a multi-stemmed plant reaching Fall Color: yellow, orange & red, inconsistent 15’ to 20’ tall and wide once mature. Plants transplant easily and Flower Time: April to May, before leaves are very tolerant of a wide variety of conditions preferring full sun emerge (where fall color is best) and moist well drained soils, but tolerat- Flower Color: clusters 1” to 1.5” across, fra- ing shade and poor soils. Trees prune well and perform admirably in large above ground containers. Great specimen or patio tree or grant, yellowish-white for use as hedges or screens. Watch for seedlings from this non- Fruit: winged samara, ~1” long in native, although they are easily rouged out of the gardens. Select pairs with wings nearly parallel, named cultivars for superior fall coloration—the hues of reds, yel- red in summer, ornamental lows and oragnes is outstanding but can be inconsistent in seed Light: full sun to part shade grown plants. Propagate by seed (stratified) or softwood cuttings. Moisture: moist, well-drained Notes: Recently this species has been classified as Acer tatari- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8 cum subsp. ginnala. Plants are sometimes listed as in the Acerace- Insect/Disease Issues: ae family. Notable cultivars include: ‘Bailey Compact’, Beetho- None serious, some leaf spots ven™ (‘Betzam’), ‘Burgundy’, ‘Durand Dwarf’, ‘Flame’, Mo- Nativity: Central and north- zart® (‘Mozam’), ‘Red Wing’, ‘Red Fruit’, Red Rhapsody® ern China, Japan, Man- (‘Mondy’), and ‘V.N. Strain’. churia Location in the Months of Interest: Gardens: Jan Feb Mar Apr CoHort’s Pat- tern Garden May Jun Jul Aug

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October 2014