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More Information:   Acer saccharinum (FEIS)                              

Distribution:  Quebec to Florida, west to Minnesota and Oklahoma. Cultivated since 1725.

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Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zones 3-9       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   50-70 ft. tall, with a spread of 30-60 ft.

Form:   Deciduous tree. Upright, with several massive main branches making an open, irregular head.

Bark:   Bark on a young tree is gray to gray-brown similar to A. rubrum, but slightly darker.

Stem/Bud:   Buds are red to green, clustered, with slightly pointed bud scales.

Leaves:   Leaves are opposite, simple, 3-6 inches across, 5-lobed, with entire, deep sinuses and the ends of the lobes being doubly serrate, medium green above, silvery-white below.

Fall Color:   Fall color is a combination of green, yellow, red, and brown.

Flower:   Flowers are greenish yellow, without petals, opening in early to mid-March, borne in dense clusters.

Fruit:   Fruit is a samara, l l/2 - 2 inches long, with the wings spreading, hairy when young, ripening in May-June.

Uses:   Wet sites. Dry sites.

Problems:      Branches on mature trees are brittle and sometimes break in storms.

Culture:   Adapted to a wide range of soils. Grows well in wet sites and by streams. Propagated from seeds and by budding.

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Notes 2:   Shade tree (for quick, temporary effect). Native to Michigan.

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