‘Hot WIngs’ Tartarian Maple
Looking for an attractive, tough, adaptable, cold-hardy, water-wise small tree with bright and unique seasonal interest? This very special selection of TatarianMaple fits the bill beautifully. Discovered as a chance seedling by the horticulturists at Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery, this tree stood out from all the other Tatarian maples for six weeks every summer with its breath-taking scarlet red samaras (wing-like seeds) contrasting with the rich green foliage giving it an appearance of being in bloom. Growers also noticed that Tatarian Maple was much more tolerant of our alkaline soils than other cold-hardy ornamental maples.
‘Hot Wings’ Maple was introduced by Plant Select in 2007. In the spring, clusters of yellow-white flowers cover the tree after the leaves appear,
‘Hot Wings’
and support pollinating bees. Fall leaf color transforms from orange-red on the outside of the tree to yellow in the middle. HOT WINGS ® also has strong branch unions making it less prone to storm breakage than other Tatarian maples. The tree grows to 15-18’ tall and wide, and provides three seasons of interest as low-maintenance accent in a small or garden. Site in full to part sun. Seedlings are easy to pull.