Sugar Maple
$20.00 – $50.00
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 lumber is used for furniture, boxes and crates, 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
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Age | 0-2 years |
Size | 12-18″ | |
Size
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Height | 60 – 75 ft. |
Spread | 20 – 60 ft. | |
Growth rate | Moderate to slow | |
Needs
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Sun | Full sun to shade |
Water use | Medium | |
Soil | Rich, moist, well-drained soils | |
Fruit
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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) |
Additional information
Amount | 5, 10, 25, 50 |
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