Description
General information
Acer ginnala
Amur maple
Additive
(now valid: A. tataricum subsp. ginnala)
Distribution
Central to Northern China, Manchuria and Japan.
Habit
Large shrub or small tree, open upright main branches, becoming wide-spreading with age with thin, hanging branches.
Size
5 to 7 m in height and 4.5 to 8 m in spread. Very old specimens will grow even wider. Annual growth 35 cm in height, 35 to 40 cm spread.
Bark
Young winter shoots red-brown where exposed to the sun, often grey on the shade side, two year old branches are light brown, later turning grey-brown.
Leaves
Deciduous, opposite, 4 to 8 cm long, generally 3-lobed, occasionally entire. Autumn colour bright, fiery red to dark red.
Flowers
Green-white, in umbels appearing in May.
Fruits
Winged fruits generally held in parallel pairs, bright red.
Roots
Shallow, wide spreading and dense root system.
Site
Sun/partial shade.
Soil
No special requirements, dry to moist, intolerant of excessive lime and poor drainage.
Characteristics
Very tolerant of frost, smoke, heat, wind and urban sites.
Utilisations
Solitary, formal hedge, ornamental tree.
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