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Acer ginnala (Amur Maple)

 Amur maple is a small, low-branched, deciduous tree  with three-lobed leaves. The leaves turn red, yellow, orange in the fall.A tough and adaptable tree. Adopted well to urban landscape. 

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  • Pronunciation: AY-ser jin-NAY-luh

  • Plant type: Tree

  • Origin: Eastern Asia

  • Heat Zones: 1 to 8

    Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8

  • Uses: Screen, Hedge, Bonsai, Specimen, Container, Street, Pollution Tolerant / Urban

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Round, Spreading

    Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Fine

    Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m, 8 to 15 m

    Spread at Maturity: 5 to 8 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

  • Notes

    Acer ginnala is a great plant for use in small landscapes 

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  • By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Herman, D.E. et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Admin., Bismarck, ND. (USDA) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Dalgial (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Ian Kirk from Broadstone, Dorset, UK (Autumn colour Uploaded by tm) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By AfroBrazilian (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

    Leaf Venation: Pinnate

    Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

    Leaf Shape: Ovate

    Leaf Margins: Lobate, Serrate, Double Serrate

    Leaf Texture: Medium

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Red

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Flower Sexuality: Diecious (Monosexual)

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: White

    Seasons: Spring

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked, Can be trained to one trunk

    Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Samara

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

    Fruit Color: Pink

    Seasons: Fall

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  • By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Herman, D.E. et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Admin., Bismarck, ND. (USDA) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Dalgial (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Ian Kirk from Broadstone, Dorset, UK (Autumn colour Uploaded by tm) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By AfroBrazilian (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Poor

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Alkaline

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: More than 50

    Diseases: Leaf Spots, Wilts, Antracnose

    Pests: Mites, Caterpillars, Scales, Aphids, Borers

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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