Maackia amurensis - 50-60 CM C20

Description
These produce brown-yellow, flat fruits. The silvery shoots are also an interesting sight.

Bulletpoints
* Fruit ornamentation * the flowers are heavily favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * attractive yellow autumn colouring * silvery shoots

Leaves
Attractive yellow autumn colouring.

Bark
Brown, scale-like bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Growth habit
Amur Maackia is multi-stemmed and umbrella-shaped in structure.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny, sheltered position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Flower
The creamy white, butterfly-shaped flowers appear in panicles from July to August.

fruit
The brown-yellow, flat fruits of Maackia amurensis are particularly decorative.

Use
Solitary, ornamental shrub, bee pasture

Root
Maackia amurensis is a heartroot.