Tatarian Maple, Tartarian Maple                        A-ser ta-TAR-i-kum

• Broadleaf deciduous shrub/tree, 15-20(30) ft [4,5-6(9) m] high, similar width, often multistemmed, rounded to wide spreading.  Leaves opposite, simple, 5-10 cm long, usually unlobed (leaves on young trees may be 2-5 lobed), margin double serrate, medium green, in fall yellow, red to reddish brown; petiole 2-5 cm long.  Flowers greenish white, in upright, long stalked clusters (panicles).  Fruit (samaras) 2-2.5 cm long, wings nearly parallel.
• Sun to part shade, adaptable, tolerant of drought, performs best in well-drained soil.  Possibly more tolerant of alkaline soils than Acer ginnala (Dirr, 1998).
• Hardy to USDA Zone 3         Native to southeastern Europe and western Asia.
• Similar to Acer ginnala, which is sometimes listed as a subspecies, i.e., Acer tataricum ssp.ginnala.
• tataricum: of central Asia, formerly Tartary.
• Corvallis: west side of First Steet (River Front), between Tyler and Van Buren.