Flame Maple

Flame Maple

Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame'

An ornamental maple with outstanding fall colour suited to residential and landscape plantings.

  • Naturally a large shrub, it can be trained into a tree form
  • Fragrant yellowish flowers appear just before the leaves
  • Seeds emerge red, maturing to brown
  • Glossy dark green leaves change to fiery-red in the fall
  • Useful as a hedge or single specimen
  • Commonly used for hedge, specimen
  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Dry, Well-drained
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
2 – 2
Mature Height (meters)
5.0 – 7.0
Mature Spread (meters)
5.0 – 7.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Red
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Mounding
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Fragrant
✓
Landscape Uses
Hedge, Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Tolerant of a wide range of soils and pH, growing best in a moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Amur maple will tolerate heavy pruning. Flame maple exhibits amazing fall colour. It can be grown as a specimen tree or multi-stemmed plant.
Notes
The classification of Acer ginnala 'Flame' (Flame Amur Maple) has been updated, and it is now commonly treated as Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 'Flame'.

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