Chinese Maackia Maackia hupehensis - Maackia chinensis

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Botanical Name:

Maackia hupehensis

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Maackia

Species:

hupehensis

Common Name:

Chinese Maackia

Height:
20-30 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in cold water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Chinese maackia is a small, rounded, shrubby, deciduous tree that typically grows in cultivation to 20-30’ tall. Erect, spike-like clusters (4-6” long) of fragrant, dull white, pea-like flowers bloom in late spring. Flowers are followed by elliptic seed pods (2-3” long). Compound, odd-pinnate, dark green leaves (11-13 leaflets each) are attractive in summer but produce no fall color.
* Leaves emerge silvery gray-green in spring. Coppery-brown bark exfoliates on mature trees. This tree is very similar to M. amurensis, except (1) its leaves have 5-6 pairs of obtuse leaflets, (2) its leaves are pubescent beneath and (3) its flowers are slightly larger (see Hortus Third).
* Genus name honors Richard Karlovich Maack, 19th century Siberian explorer.
* This tree is most closely related to the slightly larger yellowwood (see Cladrastis). more...