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Tree Tour: Amur Maple
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(Unless otherwise indicated, photos by Don of www.WascanaPark.com)
Location: (2004)
Rotary Park, far west.
- Botanical Name: Acer ginnala
- Drought Tolerant/Sun/Attracts Wildlife
- Height & Spread: 5m x 3m
- Form: low headed tree or tall shrub
- Leaf: three-lobed leaves often with red veins and leaf stems;
opposite; red fall colour
- Bark: smooth, grey and patterned like snakeskin
- Flower: small, yellowish-white clusters
- Fruit: two-winged seedpods start red and turn straw colour as ripen
- Problems: iron chlorosis
- Use: good specimen tree for small yards; seeds attract birds
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(Information from the City of Regina, Tree Tour Guidebook)
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