Common maple - Acer platanoides. Maple: planting and care, types and varieties, photo

Maples are symbols of autumn. This genus of plants is interesting and large, it has more than 150 species of shrubs and trees growing in different places on the Earth. In our climate, up to 25 species of them can be cultivated. Maple is considered a family tree in Feng Shui.

Maples are widely used in landscaping settlements. The most widely used maples include such maples as ash-leaved (American), holly, riverine, Tatar, field, false plane tree (sycamore). Red, silver, spiky and sugar maples are also used in landscape design, although they are not so widely known yet.

Types and varieties of decorative maple

Maples are endowed with a variety of lobed leaves that form a beautiful mosaic crown. In any season of the year, these plants are beautiful. When deployed in spring, they give a pink or red hue, become rich green in summer, and in autumn they delight with a riot of scarlet, orange and yellow colors. Among the usual all types there are maples of unusual decorative forms:

• Reitenbachii, Crimson Kinq and others - maples with permanent red foliage;
• Aurea, Drummondii - the leaf blade has a yellow or white border;
• Laciniatum - leaf with deeply dissected lobes;
• Columnare, Globosum, etc. - a crown of a pyramidal or spherical shape. These are the most ornamental woody plants.

Decorative maple will protect against dust, the scorching sun, extraneous noise due to its dense, thick, embossed shape. All maples, except silver and ash-leaved, are wind-resistant.

Flowering maple decorative

And how fragrant and magnificent maple blossoms! I especially want to highlight the flowering of red maple, its bright scarlet inflorescences appear in April. Flowering of other species occurs at the end of April - mid-June.

Decorative maple trees

Gardeners are often intimidated by their size when growing maples on a plot. Yes, most maples are large trees with a crown of up to 20 m in diameter and a height of up to 20-25 m. Of course, only owners of large suburban areas can afford such trees.

Little is known about Far Eastern maples, which differ from American and European species. Among them there are large trees and small trees with a bizarre, peculiar "Japanese" crown, as well as shrubs.

Far Eastern maple

The Far Eastern maple will become a godsend, as it does not create problems in growing, thanks to adaptation to the cold climate in the homeland. Trees (15-20 m) include Manchurian and small-leaved maples.

Manchu maple

The Manchu maple is endowed with a magnificent spherical crown, under which a comfortable penumbra is created, with unusual tripartite leaves, attached with long red petioles. The flowering of this maple is beautiful, and in summer, ripening red kralatki fruits look beautiful among the green foliage. But the Manchurian maple has its most stunning appearance in autumn, when the top of the leaf turns bright scarlet and the bottom is light pink.

small-leaved maple

The small-leaved maple is endowed with a denser crown, its leaves are similar to the leaves of the sharp-leaved maple, but their dimensions are somewhat smaller. In autumn, the leaves turn yellow to bright orange.

Multi-stemmed Far Eastern maples grow 10-15 meters high, they can take the form of trees with one or more trunks or the form of large ones. The gardener himself, armed with a pruner, can give the desired shape. This type of maple includes green maple and yellow maple.

green maple

This ornamental maple has variegated bark with alternating white, gray and green stripes. Its leaves are large and soft with shallow lobes, reminiscent of the well-known "quality mark". In autumn, the leaves take on neutral yellow and lemon yellow tones that contrast wonderfully with the bark.

yellow maple

The yellow maple is endowed with a soft yellowish-gray bark, its leaves are lobed, covered with reddish hairs on the underside. In autumn, their color turns salmon red or orange.

Decorative maple shrubs

Bearded maple

Of the bushes, I would like to imagine the bearded maple, this dense bush with many trunks grows in diameter and up to 4-5 meters high. It lends itself well to shaping and cutting, blooms beautifully. The summer bright green color of the leaves changes to orange or dark yellow in autumn. In winter, the garden is decorated with young shoots with purple-red and dark pink bark. They are especially elegant against the backdrop of sparkling snow.

Fan and hand-shaped maples, etc.

For lovers of Japanese gardens, three-flowered, false-sibold, fan-shaped, palm-shaped maples are suitable. These views cause a special delight, they are unusually beautiful, they meet the canons of the ethics of the East. Low, with graceful, sometimes intricately curved trunks, these maples are endowed with an asymmetric crown, often tilted towards the light. Elegance and tiered throughness to the crown gives the horizontal branching of the terminal shoots. These maples are highly rated professional designers. Not required to create Japanese garden, just plant a maple on the site and over time you yourself will be able to create a beautiful corner next to it by planting a fern or forest moss nearby, installing a stone lantern or a beautiful stone.

In any case, it is never necessary to rush, over time it will become clear how you want to see a corner of the garden in which decorative maple grows.

Acer, Maple. Trees and shrubs with opposite buds and simple, usually palmately lobed or entire or pinnately compound leaves without stipules. The flowers are bisexual or unisexual (due to underdevelopment of the pistil or stamens). The fruits are lionfish with an elongated wing. Flowers in panicles or corymbs.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Latin acer- "sharp", in the form of leaves with sharp lobes.

Types and varieties of maple

The genus includes about 150 species distributed in North America, Asia, Europe and North Africa, mainly in areas with temperate climate. 16 species grow in our country. About 40 species are used in ornamental gardening.

Norway maple or plane maple (Acer platanoides)

Homeland - the European part of Russia and the Caucasus.

Norway maple reaches a height of 30 m, the bark is fissured, at first dark gray, later blackening. Blossoms in mid-May, simultaneously with foliage.

The species is demanding on soils, does not tolerate stagnant moisture and salinity, and is wind-resistant.

USDA Zone 3 (4)

Norway maple, or plane maple, Acer platanoides

Decorative forms and varieties of Norway maple:

‘Albescens"- a large deciduous tree with a wide oval crown, young leaves are creamy white, adults are green;

‘Bicolor"- young leaves are light yellow with cream strokes, later they turn pink;

‘Cleveland' - differs in the compact shape of the crown, when blooming, the leaves are light red, then bright green, autumn color is yellow-orange;

‘Columnare’ - up to 10 m high, with a columnar crown shape, characterized by slow growth. The leaves are red when blooming, later dark green;

Sycamore maple Crismon Sentry or Crimson Sentry is a slender tree, up to 7-8 m high with dark red leaves

‘Crimson King"- the leaves are purple throughout the season;

‘Drummondii"- a tree up to 5 m high, distinguished by a wide cream border on the leaves;

'Emerald Queen' - up to 12-15 m high, it is distinguished by an oval crown shape and leaves that turn light red when blooming, then acquire a dark green color, and light yellow in autumn;

'Faassen's Black'- young leaves are light red, adults are dark purple (almost black);

'Fairview'- the variety is distinguished by a pyramidal shape of the crown and dark green leaves;

'Farlakes Green' - the variety is distinguished by a wide pyramidal crown, bright yellow autumn and dark green summer leaves;

'Fassen's Black'- the variety is distinguished by a regular wide-pyramidal crown and large red-brown leaves;

‘Globosum’ - the variety is distinguished by a dense, spherical shape of the crown;

‘Maculatum"- a low tree, young leaves with small white and pink strokes;

Norway maple or sycamore 'Royal Red' is characterized by large bright red leaves during the growing season

‘Schwedleri’- the variety is distinguished by shiny red young leaves that change color from bronze-green in summer to orange-copper in autumn;

‘Variegatum"- young leaves with pink strokes, then they turn white.

Field maple, or paklen (Acer campestre)

Homeland - forest-steppes of the European part of Russia, Crimea and the Caucasus.

A tree or shrub up to 15 m high with a dense, spreading, tent-like crown. The bark is light gray, the shoots and buds are pubescent, the leaves are smaller than those of the holly.

Field maple is shade tolerant and drought tolerant. It is preferable to plant it in places protected from the wind. In terms of winter hardiness, it is inferior to Norway maple. It tolerates a haircut better than other maples.

USDA Zone 3 (4)

Field maple, or paklen, Acer campestre

Popular varieties of field maple:

"Albovariegatum"- usually a shrub, about 5 m tall with white-variegated leaves, yellow in autumn;

"Carnival"- young leaves with a wide pink border, then the border turns white;

"Elsrijk"- a tree, up to 8 m tall with a compact conical crown and small leaves;

"Red Shine"- a tree up to 5 m tall with purple leaves;

"Postelense"- a low tree with a wide and low crown, brownish bark with longitudinal cracks, leaves first golden yellow, then green, yellow in autumn;

"Pulverulentum"- young leaves are cream, adults - with large quantity white spots.

Maple mono, or small-leaved maple (Acer mono)

Far East view.

A tree up to 15-20 m high with a dense and low crown, leaves smaller than those of the Norway maple. Young branches are yellowish-gray, old ones are brown. The leaves are five-lobed, small, dense. The flowers are light yellow (May), collected in a paniculate inflorescence. The fruits ripen in August. The autumn color of the foliage is bright, yellow, orange and red tones.

popular variety" Marmoratum"- a low tree with a rounded crown, gray bark, leaves with white spots different size, autumn yellow.

Maple mono, or small-leaved maple, Acer mono

Red maple, scarlet maple or swamp maple (Acer rubrum)

A fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading tent-shaped crown, up to 15-20 m tall in culture, up to 30-40 m in nature. The bark is dark gray, young shoots are reddish. The leaves are five-lobed, reddish when blooming, during the summer they are rich green on top and whitish on the underside. Foliage is bright orange in autumn.

Red maple is quite frost-resistant and undemanding to soil conditions. Grows well in urban areas, on unconsolidated soils. Not affected by powdery mildew.

Decorative varieties of red maple or swamp maple:

'Armstrong'- the variety is distinguished by the shape of the crown, resembling a column, and smaller foliage;

'Bowhall'- the variety is distinguished by a narrow pyramidal crown shape and bright orange foliage in autumn;

'Brandywine'- the variety is distinguished by rich, up to purple, bright coloring of foliage in autumn;

‘Karpik’- the variety is distinguished by the correct columnar shape of the crown and the bluish color of the foliage;

'Northwood'- the variety is distinguished by a very bright autumn color of foliage - red and orange;

‘Autumn Flame’ - the variety is distinguished by bright red autumn foliage;

‘Red Sunset’- the variety is distinguished by a pyramidal shape of the crown, large purple leaves in autumn.

Ginnal maple, or river maple (Acer ginnala)

Motherland - forests of the Far East.

Shrub or tree 2 to 5-7 m high. Brown bark. The leaves are oblong, three-lobed, pinkish when blooming, adults are dark green, bright red or orange in autumn. Flowers yellowish, fragrant. The fruits are lionfish, bright pink before ripening. The species is photophilous, frost-resistant.

In the variety " flame"extraordinarily beautiful autumn color of the leaves, and the variety " Durand Dwarf"- only 50-60 cm high, the leaves are small, the autumn color is very bright.

Ginnal maple, or river maple, Acer ginnala

Palm-shaped maple, or fan maple (Acer palmatum)

Shrub or small tree up to 8 m tall, with a rounded or umbrella-shaped crown. The leaves of this maple are strongly dissected lobed, glabrous, up to 12 cm in diameter, very decorative: red when blooming, green in summer, purple in autumn.

It grows slowly, is demanding on soil and moisture, suffers from dry air, is rather thermophilic, freezes regularly, sometimes to the level of snow. Prefers fertile, humus-rich, well-drained, acidic or neutral soils. It is possible to grow in a container culture with winter content at low positive temperatures.

USDA Zone 6 (7)

Maple fan grade "Butterfly" (Butterfly) - undersized variety with small, gray-green leaves with a white or pink border around the edge of the leaves. Can be used for winter shelter.

Popular varieties of palmate maple:

"Aureum"- shrub up to 1 m tall, young leaves are light yellow with a reddish edge, yellow-green in summer, yellow in autumn;

"Atropurpureum"- about 2 m high with strongly dissected, dark purple throughout the season;

‘dissectum’- a group of varieties in which the leaves are divided to the base into pinnatipartite lobes: " Dissectum Flavescens"- leaves are yellowish-green in summer and yellow in autumn;

‘Deshojo’- maple is distinguished by the crimson-red color of young leaves, later they become light green;

‘Okushimo’- the variety is distinguished by green foliage;

‘Ornatum’- the variety is distinguished by the color of the leaf blade red-brown - green-brown - fiery scarlet, depending on the time of year, spring - summer - autumn.

Sugar maple, or silver maple (Acer saccharinum)

A large North American tree with a tent-shaped, spreading crown in nature up to 40 m, in culture up to 25 m tall. The bark is light grey. The leaves are five-lobed, largely indented, bright green, silvery-white below, light yellow or pinkish-orange in autumn. The flowers are greenish-yellow (April), the fruits ripen early.

It grows quickly, shade-tolerant, rather undemanding to soils.

At home, the juice of sugar maple and sugar maple is used for the industrial production of maple sugar.

USDA Zone 3 (4)

Sugar maple, or silver maple, Acer saccharinum

Popular varieties of sugar maple:

"Aureo variegatum"- a deciduous tree with a wide spreading crown, the leaves are silvery below, above - with yellow strokes, when blooming with an orange tint;

"Citreo variegatum"- young leaves are yellow-green;

"Vagneri"- undersized variety, small leaves, with a small white border;

"Hance's Variegated"- leaves with creamy white strokes.

Manchurian maple (Acer mandshuricum)

A slender tree up to 20 m high. The crown is openwork, as a rule, highly raised. The bark is gray, young shoots are red-brown, glabrous. The leaves are dark green, compound, trifoliate with reddish petioles. The flowers are greenish-yellow, collected in corymbose inflorescences. In summer, the leaves are often reddish along the veins and along the edge, in autumn they are rich red. Flowering in May, fruiting in September.

The species tolerates some shade but thrives best in full sun. The soil is preferably fertile, winter hardy.

Tatar maple, black maple or not maple (Acer tataricum)

Shrub or tree with a spreading crown, up to 9 m high. The bark is smooth, almost black. The trunk is gracefully curved. The leaves are entire, up to 10 cm long, dark green in summer, yellow or red in autumn. The flowers are white, collected in dense panicles. The fruits are lionfish, remain on the tree for a long time and are painted red in summer.

The Tatar maple is winter-hardy, drought-resistant and undemanding to soil conditions. Handles haircut well.

Tatar maple or black maple

Flowering Tatar maple

Green Maple (Acer tegmentosum)

This species grows in the Far Eastern taiga forests, in China and Korea. It was introduced into culture in 1892.

A tall shrub or tree in nature up to 15 m high. The bark is smooth green with longitudinal whitish stripes. Leaves up to 17 cm long, yellow in autumn. Blooms in the second decade of May. Flowering and fruiting begins at the age of 9 years.

Maple greenskin grows quite quickly, prefers sunny places, but tolerates some shading. Does not need pruning. Frost-resistant.

Ash-leaved maple, or American maple (Acer negundo)

Motherland - North America. This North American species, which has successfully adapted to climatic conditions Russia.

Tree up to 20 m tall, often multi-stemmed, with a wide spreading crown. The bark is light brown. The bark of young shoots is covered with a bluish wax coating. The leaves are compound, consisting of 3-5 leaflets. Blossoms in May, fruits ripen in September.

The species is extremely unpretentious, photophilous, undemanding to soils. It reproduces well by self-sowing and at a young age grows quickly, weeds.

Popular forms and varieties of ash-leaved maple:

"Auratum"- a tree up to 7-10 m tall, the crown is spreading, the young foliage is bronze, later lemon-yellow;

"elegans"- up to 5 m, young leaves with a bright yellow border, adults - with white;

Maple ash-leaved variety Flamingo or Flamingo - up to 5 m tall, leaves with white and pink patterns

‘Aureo-variegatum’- the variety differs in the color of the leaves: dark green with golden yellow spots, photophilous;

‘Odessanum’- when blooming, the leaves are bronze in color, later they become bright, golden yellow;

‘Variegatum’- leaves are pink when blooming, then - with white edging or random strokes.

Maple pennsylvania, or striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)

Tree up to 12 m tall, bark smooth, dark green, with longitudinal whitish-green stripes. Grows slowly. K. pennsylvania shade-tolerant species, undemanding to soils and frost-resistant.

Curly maple (Acer circinatum)

Homeland - the territory along the Pacific coast of North America.

A low tree with spreading shoots, often growing bushy. The leaves are rounded in outline, have 7-9 lobes, each with a serrated edge. Leaves reach 6-12 cm in diameter. Blooms in the first half of May. The flowers are red, collected in drooping brushes.

Frost-resistant, annual shoots can freeze.

Varieties of Curly Maple:

"Little Gem" — dwarf variety with a rounded crown. The leaves are small, when blooming with a reddish tinge, in the fall - red and orange;

Monroe- the branches are purple, the leaves are dissected to the very base into wide coarsely toothed lobes, orange-yellow in autumn;

"Pacific Fire"- the branches are bright red, the leaves turn yellow in autumn.

False Siebold Maple (Acer pseudosieboldianum)

Homeland - the Far East.

Low, no more than 8 m tall tree with a dense spherical crown. Blooms in mid-May. The leaves are fan-shaped, medium-sized, nine-lobed. In summer they are light green, in autumn they are yellow, pink and red.

Winter hardiness is high, however, in severe winters, annual shoots can freeze.

Maple bare (Acer glabrum)

A small tree or shrub several meters high. Young branches are dark, reddish-brown, then gray. Leaves up to 5-6 cm long, 3-lobed, on red petioles, dark green above, glaucous below, yellow in autumn. The flowers are greenish-yellow. Unripe fruits are red.

Yellow Maple (Acer ucurunduense)

A small tree or shrub up to 8 m tall, with a narrow crown. Leaves up to 14 cm wide, with 5-7 lobes, lobes oval, long pointed, with coarse teeth. The leaves are dark green, turning orange and red in autumn. Blooms after the leaves bloom. Small flowers are collected in long and narrow protruding racemes up to 15 cm long. The wings of the fruit are compressed.

Maple Care

Maples are demanding on soils (act as soil-improving rocks). On swampy soils and at close occurrence ground water drainage is needed. soil mixture for maples requiring fertile soils, includes humus, soddy soil and sand (3:2:1), for less demanding ones, leafy soil, peat and sand (2:2:1) are suitable.

Maples are relatively shade-tolerant and wind-resistant. They grow slowly, many species are drought tolerant, but maples need to be watered in hot weather.

Cutting dry branches and frost-damaged annual shoots is necessary.

Most species hibernate without shelter, however, some species, such as k. middle lane The Russians need shelter for the winter.

Maple propagation

Maples are propagated by sowing, decorative forms - by grafting.

Maple false plane-shaped Simon-Louis Freres or Simon-Louis Fréres is a tree up to 20 m tall with a dense crown. The variety is close to famous variety Leopoldi. The leaves are creamy when blooming, then light green with a creamy white and green pattern, mature - even more contrasting.

Maple sugar, or silver - a monumental tree with a powerful crown. Grows fastest in open spaces. Doesn't mind wet soils. However, the branches of this tree are very brittle. Maple is very beautiful, especially its shape" Wieri" with rugged leaves that make it openwork and light.

Photo gallery of maple species and varieties

Norway maple or sycamore - got this name because of the similarity of foliage with the leaves of a plane tree. It has well-defined foliage, a dense, neat crown, and an even, straight trunk.

Modern breeders based on Norway maple have created a huge number of varieties with unusually colored leaves or with a clearly defined crown shape. Especially spectacular is the spherical shape of the holly maple - in the form of a dense green ball. In addition, new varieties have been bred, with golden or purple foliage. Maple does not need to be specially pruned (just remove broken and withered branches), it grows, retaining its spherical shape.

Varieties with purple leaf color, which persists from early spring to late autumn - " Crimson King", "Faassen's Black"- differ sharply from other greens and grow well in our conditions.

"Drummondii"- a well-known form with a white border around the edge of the leaf - a tree that brings a feeling of coolness and freshness to any corner. At the same time (unlike many other forms with colored leaves) it does not turn green in the shade, but retains the unusual color of the leaves. Plant this variety can be both in a large garden and on small plot. Prefers well lit places fertile soil without excess moisture but not dry. Trees of this species are very unpretentious: when transplanted, an earthen lump can completely crumble - so that only a few thick stumps of roots stick out, but the plant will still take root well. Varieties are propagated by grafting, but sometimes when propagated by seeds, they pass colored leaves to their "descendants".

False maple , he is sycamore or plane tree - a view that deserves attention. The lower part of its leaves is light. On the sunny place the tree grows up to 25 meters.

"Brilliantissimum"- a variety with bronze-yellow foliage. In the spring, when young leaves are just beginning to bloom, the leaves of the variety have a delicate pink-peach hue.

"Leopoldii", "Simon Louis Freres"- variegated varieties. Like all bred varieties, they are always smaller in size than the original species.

Sycamore tolerates frosts worse than Norway maple, sometimes the ends of young shoots are damaged. And he does not like urban conditions: he suffers from dryness and salinity. As well as from very damp soils, however, it can grow well in coastal areas.

maple red - got its specific name due to the fact that in autumn its leaves turn dark pink and red. Its varieties emphasize this dignity even more strongly.

"Red Sunset"- a tree with very bright autumn foliage. It feels good both in lighted places and in partial shade. It is also called marsh - for its ability to grow on wet and acidic soils and even with stagnant water.

Ginnala Maple - can grow both as a tree and as a shrub up to 5 meters high. After pruning, it gives a lot of twigs, so it is convenient to use it when creating high hedges. In cold winters, the ends of young shoots freeze a little, but the branches quickly recover. In autumn, the ginnal maple is very beautiful - with fiery, bright red leaves. It can be propagated by root suckers and seeds. Photophilous, grows well in the city. It looks beautiful both on the edges and on the banks of reservoirs.

Tatar maple , or black maple - is notable for the fact that its ripening dark pink lionfish against the background of green foliage look like flowers. It got its second name because of the completely black bark.

Ash-leaved maple , or American - widely distributed in Russia. Its thickets are sometimes even called a weed. He doesn't have much beautiful crown- loose, untidy and at the same time brittle. However, ash-leaved maple is used in breeding the most exquisite varieties.

"Flamingo"- with white-pink young leaves it looks very elegant. Yellow and white-variegated forms grow in small compact trees. But branches can appear on them, both with pure white and pure green leaves, they must be urgently removed. Pale yellow, golden shaped leaves can only be appreciated when combined with other ornamental foliage plants Planted alone, this tree can make a rather pathetic impression When pruned heavily, the American maple produces many shoots, so it can be grown as a shrub.Grows quickly. Hardy and drought tolerant.

Manchu maple - one of the most elegant. It has trifoliate yellow and red tan leaves on red petioles. Manchurian maple is planted in a well-lit place, only light partial shade is acceptable. Winter-hardy. It reacts poorly to pruning, but even without it, the tree looks slender - thanks to a beautiful lacy crown.

Green maple - is interesting primarily for its pale green, with marble-white stripes, bark. Together with others like him maples of David, reddish-veiny, snake-skinned and Pennsylvania belongs to the group

Maple is a very popular decorative deciduous tree. Today, the maple craze is only growing. There are many types for sale. Which ones are worth buying and planting is the purpose of this article.

The variety of species of decorative maple is great, some of them are thermophilic and do not winter in the middle lane. But there are also frost-resistant types of maple, which, when proper care grow well for many years.

Popular types of maple

Norway maple

Norway maple is the most popular species, growing 15 - 20 m tall. Frost resistant. Its trunk is straight, and the crown is broadly rounded. The leaves of the Norway maple are five-lobed, green. The yellow-green flowers of this maple are collected in corymbs. It blooms at the beginning of the dissolution of foliage.

Norway maple has different varieties: with red foliage - varieties Rubrum, Crimson King, Crimson Center, Faasens Black, "Deborah".

With yellow foliage - varieties "Golden Globe"(when it blooms it is pinkish, and turns yellow at the end of summer), "Priceton Globe".

With variegated white-green foliage - Norway maple variety "Drummond" with forms: white-edged - Albo Marginata and colorful - Albo Variegata. Norway maple with a variety of crown shapes: there are varieties with and spherical "Globozoom" and conical "Columna" crown shape. All of the above varieties of Norway maple are frost-resistant.

Ash-leaved maple

Maple is very popular and common in urban landscaping. It reaches a height of 20 m. The leaves of the ash-leaved maple are complex pinnate, resembling ash leaves. simple form with green foliage is not decorative, but is so stable that it is used in urban landscaping.

As ornamental shrub a beautiful variegatedly colored form is used - ash-leaved maple "Flamingo" with whitish-green foliage and pink spots, also species with yellow foliage in several forms "Aureum-Variegatum"- golden mottled and "Aureum-Marginatum" golden bordered. Also decorative varieties "Auratum", "Elegance" and other, variegated-colored forms.

Ash-leaved maple varieties are very winter-hardy. There are varieties of this maple that do not bloom. The ash-leaved maple is propagated by cuttings and grafting. There are other forms with purple foliage, with silver-variegated leaves and with fluffy twigs or with curly foliage.

Tatar maple

Tree or shrub 10 m high, rounded crown. The foliage of the Tatar maple is serrated, ovate. Red or yellow in autumn. Tatar maple is very decorative during the flowering period - inflorescences with cream or white flowers.

It has a beautiful shape with red leaves by autumn. Winter-hardy. The Tatar maple is propagated by cuttings and seeds. Shade-tolerant.

False sibold maple

The false-sibold maple is one of the most decorative maples, 8 m tall, the foliage is delicately cut, palmate, green, in autumn it is yellow, then it turns pink and red.

Excellent replacement for non-wintering japanese species maples. The large creamy flowers of the pseudosybold maple are collected in a racemose inflorescence. Shade-tolerant, winter-hardy. Unpretentious. The maple of false sibolds is propagated by cuttings.

Ginnala Maple

Tall maple up to 6 m tall. The crown of the ginnal maple is wide. The foliage is leathery, elongated, green, reddens in autumn. Yellow fragrant flowers are collected in inflorescences.

Lionfish red or green are very decorative. Ginnal maple is winter-hardy. Propagated well by cuttings and shoots. Can be sheared and forms dense hedges.

field maple

Low tree 10 m tall, with very decorative narrow and small leaves. Not very cold hardy. In the early years, it is necessary to cover and mulch.

There are many beautiful forms with purple or variegated leaves. Rarely appears on sale.

Maple mono

The tree is 15 m in height, the crown is wide. The foliage of the maple is mono green, small.

Frost-resistant species, but it is better to cover young seedlings with spruce branches. Maple mono shade-tolerant. Rarely found for sale.

Silver Maple

An ornamental tree 30 m high with drooping branches and five-lobed leaves, covered with a silvery coating underneath, it looks beautiful when the leaves sway in the wind.

Silver maple is frost-resistant, but after planting for the first time it is better to mulch and cover with spruce branches. It has beautiful shapes with rugged foliage - "Viera", as well as with a pyramidal and weeping crown shape. Does not tolerate calcareous soils and groundwater.

sugar maple

Distributed in Canada, but winters well in the middle lane. 20 m high, green-yellow leaves. Requires high potassium content, prefers calcareous soils. We do not bloom, it grows slowly. Shade-tolerant. The sugar maple is propagated by cuttings.

It is necessary to mention those types of maple that adorn magazines on landscape design, but, as a rule, they are not suitable for us because of their non-frost resistance - red maple, palm-shaped maple, false plane maple. And the winter hardiness of some species and varieties with unusual foliage, we still need to find out.

The name of the genus comes from the word Acer - sharp, because of the shape of the leaf blade. In most species of this genus, it has sharp lobes. Unpretentiousness, an abundance of species that differ in size and shape of the crown, as well as the color of the foliage, made maples indispensable in green construction.

Planting maples closer to housing, decorating parks with this picturesque tree was still a custom among the inhabitants of Hellas. They later brought this tradition to the shores of the Black Sea, where they founded numerous settlements. Perhaps it was from here that the noble tradition spread throughout the world.

Everyone knows the Norway maple (Acer platanoides). In the landscaping of city gardens and parks, this species is perhaps the most favorite. Shady, elegant, with large wide leaves, in summer the tree pleases the eye with bright greenery, in autumn with generous golden beauty, in winter with elegant graphics of brown branches, and in spring with golden-green bunches of flowers. At the time of its fragrant flowering, maple is a magnificent honey plant. From the nectar collected by bees from one tree, up to 10 kg of honey is obtained.

It is impossible not to be surprised by the endless variety of natural species and cultural forms of our acquaintance - maple.

Purple-leaved varieties of Norway maple are very popular - Krimson King, Schwedlerii, Royal Red.

Variegated forms are less common. One of the most famous, with a creamy yellow border on the edge of the leaf, belongs to the cultivar Drummondii. Small groups, consisting of trees of this form, are distinguished by their extraordinary beauty and lightness.

Ash-leaved maple (Acer negundo) came to Europe from the central part of North America. The most beautiful of all forms of this species is Flamingo.

Its foliage is characterized by spectacular white-pink spotting, which makes the crown seem openwork, lacy. The decorative form of Aurea can be recognized by the lemon-yellow color of the leaves.

Field maple (Acer campestre) captivates with its modest appearance, grows in the form of a tree or bush. Its palmately lobed leaves turn bright yellow in autumn. It is more demanding on the soil than Norway maple. This type of maple can be successfully used in hedges.

False siboldov (autumn coloring)

For small gardens, the false-siebold maple (Acer pseudosieboldianum) is suitable - an elegant tree up to 8 m tall, very beautiful in spring when the bright pinkish-red scales of leaf buds have not yet fallen, which have just released young leaves. AT autumn period the foliage takes on a fiery red color, as if the bush is engulfed in flames - an impressive and unforgettable sight.

Field (autumn coloring)

Tatar

In winter, the green-bark maple (Acer tegmentosum) will perform as a soloist. The trunk of young trees is decorated with greenish bark with longitudinal white stripes, so that the surface of the trunk resembles marble.

The Tatar maple (Acer tataricum) is a must in urban landscaping. This species is unpretentious, tolerates a haircut well. Dressed up and at the time of flowering, and in the fall. Its numerous lionfish fruits are also charming. They are collected in lush clusters, conspicuous against the backdrop of foliage.

Ginnala maple, or river maple, is very similar to the previous species, but its autumn color is more intense.

The sugar maple (Acer saccharinum) is native to North America. In our climate, an overseas resident feels great: he is not afraid of frost, does not make special demands on the soil, and does not suffer from strong winds. Its other name - silvery - this species received for the color of the sheet: its upper side is bright green, and the lower side is silvery white. In autumn, the smooth light gray trunk of this maple is crowned with a golden crown.

Bearded (summer color)

Very decorative garden form silver maple Laciniata with deeply dissected leaves. The characteristic of this species is early ripening seeds that quickly lose their viability if their moisture content drops to 34%, so seeds received from outside often do not germinate.

Unfortunately, on household plots while you rarely see a Far Eastern species - the Manchurian maple (Acer mandshuricum) - an original slender tree with an openwork crown. Its trifoliate leaves on reddish petioles are very attractive. This maple has an early autumn color of the leaves of a rare beauty of pink.

Another species that is not very common in culture is the bearded maple (Acer barbinerve). Long hairs are noticeable on the underside of the leaves, which probably gave the species its name.

Decorative throughout the season. In winter when bright colors a little, against the background of snow, its reddish shoots stand out beautifully. The species is very cold hardy.

Most maples are demanding on soil and air moisture. The soil they need is light loamy or sandy loam. When growing maples, it is necessary to take into account not only the conditions of their natural distribution, but also the conditions of the area where it was grown, planting material. Plants from areas with a similar climate show themselves to be more winter-hardy.