Scientific name: Acer ginnala
Common name: Amur maple
Native: No
Native range: It is native to China and Japan [1,2,3,4,5,6].
Distribution in North America: Click to view the USDA Plants Database page for A. ginnala.
USDA Zones: 3-8 [1]
Maximum age: Unclear, however other maples may live upwards of 500 years [6].
Ecology: In North America, it may provide shelter and forage for deer, small mammals, and birds [2,6]. However, in the midwestern United States, it displaces native shrubs and plants in the understory, eliminating native habitat and food resources [5].
Ethnobotany: It is mainly planted as an ornamental and may also be used in bonsai [1,2,6]. It is traditionally used as an astringent, an anti-inflammatory, a tea substitute, and a source of blue and black dyes [1,4].
[1] http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/ACEGINA.pdf
[2] https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/
[3] https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/acer-ginnala/
[4] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
301756903_Traditional_uses_phytochemistry_and_
pharmacology_of_the_genus_Acer_maple_A_review
[5] https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/trees-and-plants/
amur-maple-not-recommended/#care-knowledge
