Outstanding Features:
Extreme cold hardiness. Summer flowers, interesting bark.

Description:
Height: 12-20'
Width: 10-20'
Hardiness Zone: 3a

Amur Maackia is an excellent small tree that possesses extreme tolerance to cold winter temperatures. The trees are very attractive as the new foliage emerges with a downy silvery appearance. Leaves are pinnately compound. Mature foliage is a dark green. It flowers in mid July. The creamy white flowers are borne in upright racemes, 4-6" long. Bark color is a greenish-brown with a patchy appearance. It is a member of the legume family. Very uncommon in the nursery trade due to its slow growth as young plants.

Requirements and Culture:
Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, but prefers a well drained loam soil. Tolerant to a range of soil pH conditions. Needs full sun for best development of form.

Limitations:
No serious insect or disease problems. Tends to grow slowly as a young tree.

Photo Credit: 1 Bailey Nurseries, Inc.; 2 & 3 MLA.

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