Decorative trees, next to colorful flowers and phenomenal shrubs, are undoubtedly the decoration of the garden. Looking for new acquisitions, it is worth considering a tree species that has become more and more popular recently. I spotted it in my neighbor’s garden and I don’t regret it. Now in my garden Tatar maple grows lushly, which delights with its beauty all year round.
Tatar maple (Acer tataricum) is a species of the soapwort family. It naturally occurs in central and southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. In Poland it is extremely rare in the natural environment, but It can be seen more and more often planted in gardens and parks as an ornamental plant.
He is valued mainly for his work decorativeness, low requirements and resistance to difficult conditions. Thus, with little work, your garden can gain an eye-catching decoration. It is a Tartar maple a wide and low-branched tree or shrub, which usually reaches 3 to 7 meters in height.
It is characterized by an irregular crown consisting of thin branches and purple-brown shoots. The leaves of this maple are definitely a recognizable sign. Egg-shaped, dark green and shiny, they have thickly serrated edges. During the season, they delight with their lushness and beauty in autumn they take on intense red or orange shades. According to many people, this is when the Tatar maple looks the most beautiful.
They also deserve attention melliferous maple flowers, which bloom with small, yellow-green flowers in May and June. These attract bees and other pollinating insects to the garden. They appear only in the fifth year of the tree’s development, but they are definitely worth waiting for. In turn, the fruit – wings, change color from green to red and brown as they ripen. Interestingly, they can remain on the branches until spring.
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Tatar maple, famous for its decorative appearance, is also characterized by resistance to changing weather conditions and low requirements. It grows well even on poor and dry soils. In addition it is frost-resistant and insensitive to long-term drying.
It’s best to find one for him in your garden position in sunny or slightly shaded places. The sun’s rays allow the leaves to fully develop the intensity of their colors. Although it can cope with almost any soil, grows best in humus and moderately moist soil, with an almost neutral pH. It is important that the substrate remains permeable.
When growing Tatar maple, the issue of pruning is important it definitely shouldn’t happen in early spring. The tree does not tolerate such treatment well at this time, because the wounds after cutting may secrete intense sap, which significantly weakens the tree. So pruning, if anything, best done in summer, after the leaves have fully developed — from June to August, possibly in early autumn.
Tatar maple enough It grows quickly, so it will become an impressive garden decoration in no time. It can grow up to 40 cm per year. With proper, not too demanding care, it will delight with its beauty almost all year round. You can usually see the Tatar maple variety in gardens “Hot Wings” or also “Ginnala”.
