Maple is a melliferous tree that has more than one and a half hundred different species and varieties in its family around the globe. In most of the territory of Russia, you can find the most popular varieties of this plant. There are about twenty species of them, each of which comes from Europe or America, and are used for landscaping a private territory (for example, a garden or a personal plot), as well as an ornamental plant in public recreation places, in city parks and squares. Maple is a wonderful culture with a lush dense crown, which perfectly saves from the scorching sun and is a protection from dust. And during flowering near maples, you can enjoy the pleasant sweetish aroma of its flowers.
The most popular types of maples
Tatar maple
The Tartar maple (or black maple) is a tall tree or shrub that reaches almost nine meters in height. The plant got its second name for the black color of the bark. This winter-hardy crop grows in almost any soil and is used in garden plots as a hedge. Maple is especially attractive during the fall months, when its foliage takes on a purple hue.
Ash-leaved maple
American or ash-leaved maple can grow in areas with different soil composition, but is preferable to sandy areas with a drainage layer in a well-lit area. Regular pruning contributes to the formation of a lush crown.
Maple red
The red maple is a tall, long-lived tree with a smooth trunk of light gray light, growing up to 20 m in height. An unpretentious culture does not tolerate severe frosty winters, but feels great in high humidity conditions. With good care, it can live for two or even three hundred years.
Norway maple
Norway maple, depending on climatic conditions, can be in the form of a fast-growing tree or shrub with a wide, rounded crown. An unpretentious culture is resistant to cold weather, gusts of wind, air pollution, easily tolerates a transplant. The average height of an adult plant is 20-30 meters.
Field maple
The field maple is a demanding thermophilic plant, reaching a height of about fifteen meters. The fast-growing maple tree has a dense spreading crown, a smooth dark gray trunk, flowers of a yellow-green hue. The flowering period lasts fifteen days. Maple is sensitive to severe frosts, but tolerates drought and shade easily.
Sugar maple
Silver or Sugar Maple is a fast-growing tree with one or more light gray trunks and a lush crown. The plant needs regular pruning. The growing place can be with any lighting and different soil composition. Autumn foliage is pink and yellow in color.
On the territory of the Far East, maples are widespread in the form of trees and shrubs, which have adapted to the climate of the area.
Bearded maple
The bearded maple is a short shrub species, reaching at maturity no more than 5 m in diameter. Its shoots have a purple hue, which is especially noticeable in the winter against a background of white snow. Maple is great for a regular haircut and is an excellent decorative adornment on any site.
Small-leaved maple
Small-leaved maple reaches twenty meters in height and has a wide dense crown of about 10-12 m in diameter. Small in size, light green leaves with the arrival of autumn acquire a yellow-orange color.
Manchurian maple
The Manchurian maple has a less dense crown, as its leaves are located on long petioles. Green foliage with the arrival of the autumn cold snap becomes a beautiful scarlet hue.
Green maple
Green-barked maple is distinguished by rather large leaf sizes (about 20 cm in diameter) and a peculiar variegated color of the bark. The tree looks great in the fall months when its variegated bark contrasts with the yellow leaves.
Pseudosibold maple
False bold maple is an ornamental tent tree with a height of about 8 m, preferring to grow on plots of land with good drainage. The culture is used for greening cities and other settlements, as it thrives in urban conditions and can grow in sunny and shady places. Maple is frost-resistant and not demanding on the level of soil and air moisture.
