Maackia amurensis

Botanical Description

Maackia amurensis is a deciduous shrub or small tree that can grow up to 15 metres tall but is more commonly 6 - 9 metres in cultivation. The bole can be up to 60cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1213 Title Southern Trees Fact Sheets Publication Author Gilman E.F. Website http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/department_envhort-trees Publisher University of Florida, IFAS Extension Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on trees that can be grown in Florida. They can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. The wood is of high quality and has sometimes been harvested on a commercial basis for export. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental and is said to make an excellent street tree[ 1525 Title Arnoldia Vol. 68 Publication Author Publisher Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Massachusetts Year 2010 ISBN 0004-2633 Description A quarterly journal with articles on plants. ]. Maackia amurensis has a wide natural distribution range and it has also been introduced in some countries (in northern America and Europe). At present there are no major known threats to the species and the population in believed to be stable. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. This species is not generally considered to have invasive potential, but there is one isolated report from New South Wales, Australia, of more than 20 plants (some producing seed) growing from seed on disturbed soil downwind from the parent cultivated garden plant[ 1353 Title Plant species first recognised as naturalised for New South Wales in 2002 and 2003, with additional comments on spec Publication Cunninghamia · 10(1): 139-166 January 2007 Author Hosking J.R.; Conn B.J.; Lepschi B.J.; Barker C.H. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ].