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Description


Describe Amur Maple (Acer ginnala) here.


Characteristics


The following subcategories characterize aspects of the Amur Maple (Acer ginnala Maxim.) plant specimen.


Appearance


  • Flower Color: Yellow

  • Flower Conspicuous: Yes

  • Foliage Color: Green

  • Foliage Porosity in Summer: Dense

  • Foliage Porosity in Winter: Moderate

  • Foliage Texture: Medium

  • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown

  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No

  • Shape and Orientation: Rounded



Lifetime


  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer

  • Growth Form: Multiple Stem

  • Growth Rate: Rapid

  • Height at 20 Years (feet): 15

  • Height (feet): 20

  • Leaf Retention: No

  • Lifespan: Moderate



Propagation


  • Bare Roots

  • Bulbs

  • Container

  • Corms

  • Cuttings

  • Seed

  • Sod

  • Sprigs

  • Tubers



Traits


  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes

  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No

  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes

  • Anaerobic Tolerance: None

  • Bloom Period: Mid Spring

  • C:N Ratio: High

  • CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium

  • Commercial Availability: Routinely Available

  • Drought Tolerance: Low

  • Fire Tolerance: High

  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: High

  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer

  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall

  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No

  • Hedge Tolerance: Medium

  • Moisture Use: Medium

  • pH (Maximum): 7.5

  • pH (Minimum): 6.1

  • Planting Density per Acre, Maximum: 700

  • Planting Density per Acre, Minimum: 170

  • Precipitation (Maximum): 60

  • Precipitation (Minimum): 30

  • Root Depth, Minimum (inches): 24

  • Salinity Tolerance: None

  • Seed per Pound: 15200

  • Seed Spread Rate: Slow

  • Seedling Vigor: Low

  • Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

  • Small Grain: No

  • Temperature, Minimum (F): -38

  • Toxicity: None

  • Vegetative Spread Rate: None



Uses


  • Produces berries, nuts or seeds.

  • Used as a Christmas Tree.

  • Used to feed domesticated livestock.

  • Used as fuel.

  • Produces lumber.

  • Produces rosin, caulk or other resin-based products.

  • Used in landscaping.

  • Produces post.

  • Produces paper goods.

  • Used as veneer.

  • Edible or considered food.



Etymology


Grow information about the languages and origins of the name Amur Maple (Acer ginnala) here.


Images


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Distribution


__Amur Maple (Acer ginnala) grows in the following states: ''



United States:
Connecticut
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Wisconsin



Classification



Division:Magnoliophyta


     Class:Magnoliopsida


          Order:Sapindales


               Family:Aceraceae


                    Genus:Acer


                         Species:ginnala


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