Black-maple, or Tatar maple, is a deciduous tree two to twelve meters high. Sometimes it grows in the form of a large shrub. In nature, it is common in humid places in Western Siberia and the Balkans, in the steppe or forest zones of the European part, as well as in the mountainous regions of Greece and Turkey, the Caucasus and Iran. The tree tolerates drought and frost well, loves light, although it can develop in shaded places, it is not demanding on the soil composition, but sandy soils are most preferred. The plant is beautiful in spring and summer, but in autumn it is excellent.
The most famous representative of the flora of the Far East is the Tatar maple. It grows within the Amur region, in China. A beautiful shrub or undersized tree, reaching a height of six meters, having a spherical crown - Tatar maple. The photo speaks of its excellent decorative qualities. Its brown shoots. Crohn in summer has a grayish-green hue. The leaves are smooth, three-lobed, in the fall have a charming red tint.
Tatar maple is one of the first to start blooming after winter. And although its first leaves appear two weeks earlier than other related plants, it blooms much later, spending a lot of energy on the formation of a prefabricated inflorescence immediately from four scutes. This is a wonderful decorative feature, due to which the Tatar maple is in great demand. Its crown is most often ovoid, although it is often spherical in shape. The plant grows rapidly and in a year adds up to seventy centimeters in height and up to half a meter in width, so that at a height of eight meters, its crown will have a diameter of six meters.
Under favorable conditions, Tatar maple on average reaches an age of one hundred to three hundred years, therefore it is considered a long-liver. Its leaves have a characteristic pattern for this species. They are elongated and painted in the summer and spring in bright green, and in the fall they become bright red. Apply this culture as an ornamental plant, used in groups, single plantings and for the design of hedges.
When planting, the Tatar maple is not deeply buried. Its root neck is left at ground level. The place is chosen open or with partial shade, given that in the shade the decorative color of the leaves may lose its brightness. If the groundwater is located high on the site, then first make a drainage layer, pouring it into the pit and ramming about twenty centimeters of large gravel. Complex fertilizers must be added to the soil mixture, and then watered, about 20 liters of water will be required. Then the soil should be mulched with peat. After the Tatar maple has taken root, in dry time it will still need to be watered once a week, while spending from ten to twenty liters of water. To avoid soil compaction, it will have to be weeded, loosened and mulched. The next year, watering in the dry season should be carried out only once a month, pouring just fifteen liters of water under the trunk.
