
Amur Maple
- Botanical Name
- Acer ginnala
- Hardiness
- Zones 2 to 8
- Height
- 15 to 18 feet
- Width
- 15 to 28 feet
- Flowers
- April thru May: yellow-white, fragrant
- Fruit
- Samaras, wings nearly parallel, red in June & July, persist
- Fall Color
- Red, yellow
- Light
- Full sun to light shade
- Soil
- Moist (best), tolerates wide range of soils
- Planting & Care
- Drought tolerant
- Can be pruned heavily
- Moderate tolerance to aerial salt spray
- Problems
- Verticillium wilt, INVASIVE in some parts of the country
- Varieties
- Compactum - compact, 5'
- Embers, Emerald Elf, Flame, Red Fruit - excellent fall color and fruit effect
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