Flower Notes:
Yellow (Fragrant but inconspicuous pale-yellow flowers in spring)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Interesting green foliage in summer); Red (Scarlet fall foliage)
Soil Notes:
Quite adaptable to different soil types and pH levels, but prefers moist, well-drained soil
Range:
Central and Northern China, Manchuria, Japan
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves opposite, simple, 1.5-3" long, 3-lobed, with a long central lobe that resembles a dagger. Samara wings nearly parallel. Species Acer tataricum leaves are 2-4" and usually unlobed (except on vigorous shoots whose leaves may resemble Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala).