Tatarian maple Aceraceae Acer tataricum L. symbol: ACTA80 Leaf: Opposite, simple, serrate to doubly serrste margin, usually unlobed or with 2 to 5 lobes, oval to deltoid in shape, 2 to 4 inches long, half as wide, green above, paler below. Flower: Yellow-green and tinged with red, small, long-stalked, occurring in round-topped clusters, appear just after the leaves, in spring. Fruit: Samara, 3/4 to 1 inch long, hanging at very tight angles or nearly parallel, green and red changing to brown, ripen in early fall and persist. Twig: Slender, angular, glabrous to slightly pubescent, reddish brown, lenticelate, with raised leaf scars and short, broad, dark reddish brown buds. Bark: Grayish brown, smooth with darker striations or furrows with age. Form: A small tree or multi-stemmed shrub, to 25 feet, with a nearly equal spread. Looks like: Amur maple - trident maple Additional Range Information: Acer tataricum is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. External Links: USDA Plants Database © Copyright 2016, Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, all rights reserved. Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson