Amur Maple, Large Trees

Acer tataricum ginnala: Bareroot Maple Trees in Standard Sizes

Acer tartaricum ginnala is a small ornamental tree with warm red and orange autumn leaves. It has a low, branching habit and neat, rounded head. The tiny, cream coloured flowers are not showy but very fragrant. The seeds are winged "helicopters" called samara and the young stems are a red/brown (they colour up better in full sun), changing within 2 years to an elephant grey. The leaves are typically maple shaped, broadly triangular with three lobes, are dark green on top and pale underneath. The autumn colour is truly excellent, exploding into yellows, golds and reds with touches of purple. An outstanding tree for the edge of woodland, or roadsides.

The biggest recorded specimens were over 10 metres tall, but about 7 metres is typical.

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Delivery season: Maple trees are delivered bareroot during late autumn and winter, approximately November-March inclusive.
Choosing a size: Small trees are cheaper, easier to handle and more forgiving of less than ideal aftercare, so they are best for a big planting project. If instant impact is your priority, or if you are only buying a few plants for use in a place where it is convenient to water them well in their first year, then you may as well use bigger ones. All our bareroot trees are measured by their height in centimetres above the ground (the roots aren't measured).

Features:

• Height: 7-8m
• Soil: Any well drained
• Great Autumn colour
• Small but fragrant flowers
• Bareroot delivery only: November-March

Growing Amur Maples

This tough tree will grow pretty much anywhere and seems unaffected by polluted roadsides. It produces the best Autumn colour on acidic soils, and probably won't thrive on seriously shallow chalk rock, but otherwise chalky soils are fine. Full sun or partial shade.

Suitable for large containters.