Scientific Name
Maackia amuremsis

Common Name
Amur maackia

Hardiness Zones: 3-8a
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun; loose, well drained soil; does not tolerate extreme wet or dry sites
Texture: Medium
Form: Rounded crown; low trunk; stiff, spiny interlacing branches
Height: 20 to 30'
Width: 20 to 30'
Leaf: 3 to 8" compound leaves with 5 to 7 leaflets, gray green leaves; nonshowy fall color
Flower/Fruit: White pea like flowers on 4 to 6" panicle in mid summer; fragrant; 2 to 4" flat seed pod in fall
Comments: Adaptable tree; amber to brown peeling bark; flowers at an early age; good street tree
Cultivars: --
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