
Sugar Maple
- Botanical Name
- Acer saccharum
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 8
- Height
- 60 to 75 feet
- Width
- Two thirds height or equal width
- Flowers
- April: greenish-yellow
- Fruit
- Samaras, pair set in horseshoe shape
- Fall Color
- Brilliant yellow, orange and red
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Best transplanted as balled and burlap
- Intolerant of urban settings
- Problems
- Decline, salt damage, scorch
- Varieties
- Bonfire - bright orange to red fall color, adaptable, heat tolerant, 50x40'
- Sweet Shadow - cutleaf form, orange fall color
- Temple's Upright - columnar form, brilliant orange fall color
- Seneca Chief - muscle-like bark
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