Douglas Maple vs Pygmy Caragana - TreeTime.ca

Douglas Maple vs Pygmy Caragana

Caragana pygmaea

Acer glabrum

CUSTOM GROW

CUSTOM GROW

Pygmy Caragana
Douglas Maple

Pygmy Caragana is a shrub that is related to Common Caragana and has a compact size that is suitable for yards with limited space. Its size is perfect for landscaping and decorative hedges, and requires little maintenance. This nitrogen fixer has fine-textured foliage and small yellow flowers. Much like Common Caragana, it is hardy and drought tolerant.

Popular as a low maintenance commercial landscaping shrub and for hedging. This species does have tiny spines that might poke you a bit. It has a nice appealing texture when mature.

Douglas Maple is a fast growing, long lived, ornamental tree. It can take on a shrubby or multi-stemmed form with densely packed leaves, making it an excellent tree for privacy screens and hedges.

In the fall, the leaves make a brilliant change to red, orange, or yellow depending on the tree and its sun exposure. Douglas Maple's compact size makes it ideal for planting in urban yards and under power lines.

Pygmy Caragana Quick Facts

Douglas Maple Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Fall colour: dull red
Flowers: prolific tiny yellow pea-like flowers
Seeds: prolific seedpods are edible
Seeds: winged samara
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC
Other Names: pygmy peashrub
Other Names: box maple, dwarf maple, new mexico maple, rock maple, rocky mountain maple, sierra maple