Sugar Maple

Price range: $21.00 through $29.00

SKU: N/A Category: Deciduous

Description

Sugar Maple
Description	Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a beloved large, deciduous tree. Sugar maples is a great tree for many reasons. Its rounded, dense crown makes it a great shade tree. As an ornamental tree, it has striking, multi-colored foliage in autumn. Sugar maple is well-known for making maple syrup. Its prized lumber is strong and smooth, used for furniture, flooring, and veneer. Sugar maple attracts birds and pollinators, especially bees. Sugar maple makes a good pasture tree but needs to be guarded while young.
Seedling information	Age	0 – 2 years
Seedling information	Size	12 – 18″
Size	Height	60 – 75 ft.
	Spread	20 – 60 ft.
	Growth rate	Moderate to slow
Needs	Sun	Full sun to shade
	Water use	Medium
	Soil	Rich, moist, well-drained soils
Fruit	Bloom time	April – May
	Bloom color	Yellow, green, brown
	Fruit type	Samara
	Edible/Inedible	Inedible
Nativeness	Native
Benefits	Good for wildlife and pollinators, fall foliage, syrup, pastures lumber
Climate Change Hardiness	High adaptability (US Forest Service)