Maackia amurensis
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- MAK-ee-uh am-or-EN-sis
- Description
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Best grown in average, medium moisture, loose well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, but prefers full sun and does not tolerate extreme wet or dry sites. Adaptable tree with amber to brown peeling bark, and pea-like flowers at an early age, and is a good street tree.
Fragrant, pea-like flowers appear in late Spring. Produces 2-4" flat seed pods in Fall, with non-showy Fall color. Rounded crown, low trunk, with stiff, spiny interlacing branches.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Starburst'
- 'Starburst'
- 'Starburst'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Starburst'
- 'Starburst'
- 'Starburst'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Maackia
- Species:
- amurensis
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Russian Far East to North China and Japan
- Dimensions:
- Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 24-60 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Irregular
- Flower Description:
- Pea-like on 4-6" panicle.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 3-8 in. compound leaves with 5-7 leaflets.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Design Feature:
- Flowering Tree
- Shade Tree
- Street Tree
