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Old 1st June 2011, 10:28 PM   #1
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Some trees have Amur in their names like amur maple, amur cherry, .....

What does Amur mean and why is it used?
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Old 1st June 2011, 10:49 PM   #2
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Some trees have Amur in their names like amur maple, amur cherry, .....

What does Amur mean and why is it used?
Amur is a river in Russia - from where the tree(s) originate i would suspect.
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