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Maackia amurensis
Amur Maackia
Fabaceae
Located along bank of small pond near large Taxodium and chem
building.
- leaves alternate, odd pinnate, with 7-11 leaflets, large (to 12"
long)
- leaflets large, to 4" long, elliptic to wide ovate, blue-green,
entire
- terminal bud large, heart-shaped
- stems smooth, mahogany brown
- flowers white, pea-like, in upright panicles
- fruit is a pod, borne in group, green turning brown
- bark is a distinctive feature; rich red-brown
- bark is smooth when young, peels with age
- bark features diamond-shaped lenticels with age
- habit is a small-medium rounded tree, often branching low to ground
View Maackia
amurensis page in the UConn Plant Database
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