Sugar Maple

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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
Age 0-2 years
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)

 

Additional information

Amount

5, 10, 25, 50