Scientific Name
Acer ginnala ‘Flame’ ‘Flame Amur Maple’
The ‘Flame’ cultivar of Amur maple was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its bright red fall color, which is much more vivid than that of the straight species. This is a small, bushy tree that may reach 20 feet tall with a comparable spread, especially when grown in the multi-stemmed form common to most specimens.
The leaves grow in opposite pairs along the twigs, as they do on all maples, and have three lobes with the middle lobe longer than the two side lobes. Also, like all maples, the seeds are paired winged samaras.
This species has proven itself well-suited to this region over the long term, adapting successfully to the cold, heat and difficult soils common throughout the area.