The star of today's postcards is the Tatar maple, its subspecies Amur maple ( Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala (Maxim.) Wesm.). It has narrower and more dissected leaves than the Tatar maple ( Acer tataricum L.). The natural habitat of the Amur maple is the Far East, Korea, Japan, eastern Mongolia, and the native distribution of the Tatar maple is eastern and central Europe. Both subspecies are frost-resistant and tolerant to environmental pollution. At the same time, they are decorative, making them ideal plants for use in urban green spaces around the world. The Tatar maple is most beautiful in autumn. At first, the ripening seed wings are colored in reddish tones against the background of dark green glossy leaves, there are many seeds and they can be seen from a distance. After the seeds ripen, the wings lose red pigments (anthocyanins), become gray, unsightly, but by this time anthocyanins begin to accumulate in the leaves. And the Tatar maple continues to attract the attenti...