Sagebud

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

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Acer Saccharum, or more commonly know as Sugar Maple, is a tree shrub with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Acer. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 100 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during mid spring and is tolerant of shade. Acer Saccharum or Sugar Maple's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Acer
Family: Aceraceae
Order: Sapindales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
National Wetland Indicator Status: UPL FACU
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU-) 2(FACU-) 3(FACU) 4(FACU) 5(FACU) 6(UPL) 8(FACU)
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
Allelopath: Yes
C:N Ratio: High
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: Yes
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 20
Height Mature (feet): 100
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Long
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Cold Stratification Required: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Frost Free Days Minimum: 80
Hedge Tolerance: None
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 3.7
pH (Maximum): 7.3
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 700
Precipitation (Minimum): 20
Precipitation (Maximum): 80
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 40
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Temperature Minimum (°F): -43
Bloom Period: Mid Spring
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 6080
Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
Seedling Vigor: High
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

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