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Amur Maple (Acer ginnala)

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    Credit: Sten Porse | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
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  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: Dalgial | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: Dalgial | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: 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 | License: PD USDA
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    Credit: Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database | USDA | License: PD USDA
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: 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 | License: PD USDA
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  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: I.Sá?ek, senior | Own work | License: PD
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: PD
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: PD
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: PD
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL
  • Amur Maple (Acer Ginnala) https://www.sagebud.com/amur-maple-acer-ginnala/
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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Acer Ginnala, or more commonly know as Amur Maple, is a tree shrub with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Acer. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 20 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during mid spring and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Acer Ginnala or Amur Maple's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Acer
  • Family: Aceraceae
  • Order: Sapindales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (I) CAN (I)
  • State Noxious Status: CT (PINB)
  • State Noxious Common Name: CT (Amur maple)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: WI
  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
  • Allelopath: No
  • C:N Ratio: High
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: Yes
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Yellow
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Moderate
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Growth Form: Multiple Stem
  • Growth Rate: Rapid
  • Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 15
  • Height Mature (feet): 20
  • Leaf Retention: No
  • Lifespan: Moderate
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: Yes
  • Shape and Orientation: Rounded
  • Toxicity: None
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: None
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
  • Cold Stratification Required: Yes
  • Drought Tolerance: Low
  • Fertility Requirement: Medium
  • Fire Tolerance: High
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 130
  • Hedge Tolerance: Medium
  • Moisture Use: Medium
  • pH (Minimum): 6.1
  • pH (Maximum): 7.5
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 170
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 700
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 30
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 60
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 24
  • Salinity Tolerance: None
  • Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -38
  • Bloom Period: Mid Spring
  • Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
  • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: Yes
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: No
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: No
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 15200
  • Seed Spread Rate: Slow
  • Seedling Vigor: Low
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: None





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