General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Plant Height: 15-20ft
Plant Spread: 15-20ft
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Broadleaf
Other: Best fall color in full sun. Transplants easily. Amur maple is a multi-stemmed, deciduous small tree or shrub that typically grows 15' to 20' tall. Multiple trunks are common. Unlike most other maples, the flowers of Amur maple are fragrant. Toothed, 3-lo
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Greenish-White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Dye production
Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Tea
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Pollution
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Amur Maple
  • Siberian Maple
  • Maple
  • Tatarian Maple
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala
  • Synonym: Acer ginnala

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Date: 2022-10-16
Location: Iowa
Date: 2010-10-23
Location: KEMPER CENTER, MOBOT, ST. LOUIS
Date: 2006-11-05
'Flame' Amur Maple - Superb "multi-trunk" tree for smaller garden
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-10-19
Location: Iowa
Date: 2009-10-20
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-10-28
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-05-26
Location: KEMPER CENTER, MOBOT, ST. LOUIS
Date: 2008-03-29
'Flame' Amur Maple - Superb "multi-trunk" tree for smaller garden
Location: KEMPER CENTER, MOBOT, ST. LOUIS
Date: 2006-11-05
'Flame' Amur Maple - Superb "multi-trunk" tree for smaller garden
Location: Eagle, Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-10-23
trees planted in a park

Date: 2012-09-12
Location: KEMPER CENTER, MOBOT, ST. LOUIS
'Flame' Amur Maple - Superb "multi-trunk" tree for smaller garden
Location: Eagle, Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-10-23
top of tree in fall color
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-05-11
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Comments:
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Oct 23, 2019 2:57 PM concerning plant:
    This cultivar as indicated by its name does consistently develop a good red fall color. It is offered by some large, diverse, conventional nurseries. These same nurseries may also offer the mother species that is native to central & northern China, southeast Siberia, and Japan that has fall color of usually yellow, but can develop some orange or red.

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