Maackia amurensis
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Michael Dirr Maackia amurensis
Michael Dirr
Maackia amurensis
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Amur Maackia
Common Names:
  • Amur Maackia
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Origin:

  Manchuria  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Requires full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 7

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 15' to 30'.

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer

Dirr says: "Of interest for summer flowers; smell like new mown grass or alfalfa."  

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
Dirr says: "The specimens I've seen had very clean foliage and appeared quite vigorous"  

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as an ornamental plant.

Dirr says: "The more I see of this tree the more impressed I am by its durability and general adaptation; has survived Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. I believe it would be a good candidate for street tree and container planting; not perfectly adapted in the South (Zone 7 and 8) for plants at the Atlanta Botanical Garden; a local nursery and our garden are somewhat ragged and unkempt. "

Other:

  Is Urban Tolerant
Dirr says: "Bronze-colored bark is quite attractive. A good candidate for street tree and container planting"  
Maackia amurensis is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAlsip, ILAthens, MI
Augusta, MIBaltimore, MDBangor, MI
Battle Creek, MIBayside, NYBellmore, NY
Bellport, NYBethpage, NYBlue Point, NY
Bohemia, NYBrentwood, NYBrightwaters, NY
Bronxville, NYBrookhaven, NYCanton, MI
Channahon, ILCharlottesville, VAChicago Heights, IL
Chicago Ridge, ILChicago, ILCicero, IL
Cleveland, OHCoal City, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYCrete, IL
Detroit, MIDewitt, MIDimondale, MI
Dolton, ILDorset, OHEagle, MI
East Claridon, OHEast Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MIEast Texas, PAEastchester, NY
Easton, PAEaton Rapids, MIEcorse, MI
Edmore, MIElkins Park, PAElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlushing, NY
Forest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VAFresh Meadows, NY
Glen Burnie, MDGrand Rapids, MIGreenlawn, NY
Gwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MIHarper Woods, MI
Harrison Township, MIHastings On hudson, NYHighland Park, MI
Holbrook, NYHoltsville, NYHunt Valley, MD
Huntington Station, NYHuntington, NYIslandia, NY
Jackson Heights, NYKalamazoo, MILakewood, OH
Landisburg, PALawn, PALeasburg, NC
Lebanon, PALemoyne, PALewistown, PA
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYLittleton, COLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Mentor, OHMiddle Village, NYMiddlefield, OH
Montville, OH
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