Acer negundo 'Flamingo' (Flamingo Box Elder, Manitoba Maple)


Botanical Information

FamilySapindaceae (Aceraceae)
GenusAcer
Speciesnegundo
Cultivar'Flamingo'
CategoryWoody
TypeTree (deciduous)
OriginHorticulture origin.
Pronunciation

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone3-8
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone5-8
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7 - H4
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-4- 40
Temperature (°F) 30 - 100
Height15 m
Spread9 m
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodMay

Description and Growing Information

ID CharacteristicLight green foliage, tinged pink in the spring and compound leaves growing in dense arrangements.
Shape Vertical, tall with a wide canopy.
LandscapeMore of an oddity than a valuable landscape specimen it becomes ungainly and unkempt towards maturity and thus id best pruned regularly to flush desirable foliage for a show. Towards the end of each growing season the foliage as in most negundo cultivars becomes gall infested and thus actually detracts from the garden.
PropagationRoot hardwood cuttings under mist and bottom heat or bud on A. negundo rootstock.
CultivationSuitable for partial shade to full sun it is drought tolerant and generally tolerant of poor soils. It tolerates severs cold thus making it a 'suitable' landscape specimen for the more northerly ranges.
PestsLeaf stalk borer, petiole borer, gall mites, crimson ereneum mite, aphids and box elder bug are all common problems of the species and cultivar.
Notable SpecimensThe University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Bark/Stem DescriptionOlive green on young branches initially covered by a white bloom. Mature branches turn grey-beige, with the trunk turning beige with medium furrows.
Flower/Leaf Bud DescriptionBuds are about 5 mm long, two scaled and covered with silky hairs.
Leaf DescriptionRich, almost shiny, light to medium green with white margins and a pink tinge in the spring, leaves are compound often with 7-9 leaflets to a leaf, to 15 cm in length.
Flower DescriptionWhite flower in the spring that is inconspicuous and not at all showy.
Fruit DescriptionSeeds held in large drooping clusters, often persisting into the winter months.

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