Tatarian Maple (Acer tataricum)

Family: Aceraceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Green, White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetener on many foods. — The sap contains a certain amount of sugar and can either be used as a drink, or can be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water.; The syrup is used as a sweetener on many foods.; The concentration of sugar is considerably lower than in the sugar maples (A.; The tree trunk is tapped in the early spring, the sap flowing better on warm sunny days following a frost.

Habitat & North American Range

Found in deciduous oak scrub, rocky slopes and river valleys at altitudes between 500 - 1700 metres in Turkey. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)