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Compact Amur Maple Shrub

Acer ginnala 'Compactum'

Nature Hills Nursery
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  • Sunlight: Full sun is your best bet for the most vibrant scarlet fall color, requiring at least 6 hours of direct light daily. While it handles partial shade well, the foliage may lean more toward a muted yellow than fiery red in autumn.
  • Soil: This maple loves well-drained, loamy soil but is famous for its adaptability to tough clay or sandy spots. If your soil is heavy and stays soggy, mix in some organic compost at planting time to help the roots breathe and prevent rot.

Watering Requirements

During the first two growing seasons, provide about one inch of water per week to help the root system anchor deep into the soil. Once established, the Compact Amur Maple is impressively drought tolerant and can handle dry spells without much fuss. However, if you let it get bone-dry during a heatwave, you might notice "leaf scorch" or crispy edges on the foliage, so supplemental water during extreme heat keeps the canopy looking lush.

Pruning Tips

Because this shrub blooms and sets its decorative samaras on old wood, the best time to prune is in late winter or very early spring before the buds begin to swell. Think of pruning like a light thinning; remove any crossing branches or "suckers" growing from the base to maintain its tidy, rounded shape. Regular thinning improves airflow through the center of the plant, which prevents powdery mildew from taking hold during humid summers.

Fertilizer Needs

Apply a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in early spring just as new growth starts to emerge to give it a steady boost of energy. Avoid using high-nitrogen fertilizers after mid-summer, as this encourages soft, tender growth that won't have time to "harden off" or toughen up before the first hard freeze of winter.

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The Compact Amur Maple (Acer ginnala 'Compactum') is an ornamental Maple shrub with a small form that brings all your favorite features of a Maple in a compact package. Your Compact Amur Maple has a compact, rounded form that fills out nicely with dark green, 3-lobed leaves.

Clusters of small, pale yellow flowers will appear in spring to tease your senses with their subtle, sweet fragrance and bring in the butterflies. Double samara seedpods develop soon after and shift from green into brown for mid-summer. The Compact Amur Maple grows naturally as a multi-stemmed, dense, and compact shrub.

As delightful as all these features are, however, you'll see the true value of this diminutive shrub when it displays its autumn color! Your Compact Amur Maple will burst forth in shades of orange and red that seem to burn like tiny beacons amid other fall plantings!

Landscape Application:

The Amur Maple Shrub would make an excellent accent plant for your foundation or among mixed shrub borders! A dramatic hedge along an outbuilding or your property line as a screen or colorful privacy row!

The size of this deciduous plant is even great as a container plant for your patio! Try "limbing up" your shrub by pruning it into a single or multi-stemmed small tree. This will create a stunning small specimen for your front and back yard garden vignettes, raised berms, and urn focal points!

  • Lacy 3-Lobed Leaves
  • Dense Multi-Stemmed Shrub
  • Bright Orange & Red Fall Color
  • Fragrant Little Flowers
  • Hedges, Container Plants & Small Scale Specimens

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Your Compact Amur Maple enjoys well-drained soils and full sun, but will tolerate some shade - especially in hotter climates. It's reasonably drought-tolerant once established but you should water new trees consistently and not let them dry out, that way your Maple established a deep root system. Prune in late winter or early spring to tidy up and shape your shrub.

  • Full Sun & Highly Adaptable
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Moderate Moisture Needs
  • Prune In Spring
  • Very Easy To Grow!

You can expect your Compact Amur Maple to have a 60-year lifespan, so whatever form you choose to grow your Maple in, you're sure to enjoy it for a very long time. Order this Maple bush at NatureHills.com today!

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