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Acer tataricum, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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Acer tataricum

Tatarian maple · also Tatar maple, Tartarian maple, Tartar maple

BroadleafDeciduous
14,512
trees mapped
0.14%
of all named trees
25
cities
2.8 in
median trunk (7 cm, 14,217 measured)

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A small to medium-sized tree with a rounded canopy, Acer tataricum, also known as Tatarian maple, offers vibrant fall foliage in shades of yellow, orange, and red. It produces small winged fruits that attract birds and is adaptable to various soil types, making it suitable for urban environments and smaller yards.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Toronto · Canada
    4,248—3.1 in
  2. Denver · United States
    2,284—3.0 in
  3. Calgary · Canada
    2,155—2.0 in
  4. Edmonton · Canada
    1,7224.1 yr2.4 in
  5. Winnipeg · Canada
    1,044—2.4 in
  6. Quebec City · Canada
    8925.8 yr2.0 in
  7. Lethbridge · Canada
    5668.8 yr2.4 in
  8. Helsinki · Finland
    36633 yr5.9 in
  9. Montreal · Canada
    2249.1 yr2.8 in
  10. Paris · France
    177—3.1 in
  11. New York City · United States
    148—6.0 in
  12. Mississauga · Canada
    122—4.3 in
  13. Burlington, ON · Canada
    916.8 yr2.8 in
  14. Burlington · United States
    785.8 yr6.0 in
  15. Ottawa · Canada
    75—3.1 in
  16. Vancouver · Canada
    69—7.0 in
  17. Berlin · Germany
    5428 yr9.9 in
  18. Boston · United States
    4920 yr15 in
  19. Kingston · Canada
    47—2.4 in
  20. Amsterdam · Netherlands
    4349 yr16 in
  21. Moncton · Canada
    24—3.9 in
  22. New Westminster · Canada
    1526 yr8.7 in
  23. London · United Kingdom
    9—0.8 in
  24. Copenhagen · Denmark
    846 yr—
  25. Kelowna · Canada
    2—20 in

Traits

Form
Broadleaf
Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
20–25 ft
Canopy spread
25 ft
Growth rate
Moderate
Wildlife value
Moderate
Blooms
Mar, Apr, May

Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.8 in, mean 3.7 in, 90th percentile 7.1 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
  • Central European mixed forests
  • East European forest steppe
  • Northeast China Plain deciduous forests

Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands

  • South Siberian forest steppe

Other Acer in the catalogue

50 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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