Picture Notes:  Picture 9 is Acer saccharum cv. Globosum.
Pictures 10 to 12 are Acer saccharum cv. Newton Sentry.
Pictures 13 to 16 are Acer saccharum cv. Sweet Shadow.

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Distribution:  Quebec and Minnesota south to Florida and Texas. Cultivated since 1753.

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Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zones 4-8       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   60-75 ft. tall (up to 100-120 ft. tall) with a spread of 30-60 ft.

Form:   Deciduous tree. Upright, with oval head, dense and rounded.

Bark:   Bark is medium gray with black, soot-like areas on the upper half of the branches; the trunk being divided into flat, platy scales.

Stem/Bud:   Buds are sharp-pointed, finely imbricate, usually in 3's at the terminal, the middle bud being twice as large as the axillaries.

Leaves:   Leaves are opposite, simple, 3-6 inches across, 3-5 lobed, pointed, slightly coarsely toothed, with narrow and deep sinuses.

Fall Color:   Fall color is a brilliant yellow to orange-red.

Flower:   Flowers are greenish yellow, borne in a pendulous corymb in early April.

Fruit:   Fruit is a samara, l - l l/2 inches long, with the wings slightly spreading, ripening in Sept.

Uses:   Street tree. Salt tolerant.

Problems:      Squirrels may chew the bark during winters when acorns are scarce.

Culture:   Grows best on north-facing slopes in cool, moist, clay loam soils. Short-lived in sandy soils. Propagate from seeds or by budding.

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Notes:    This species is the source of maple syrup, collected in early spring.

Notes 2:   Shade tree. Native to Michigan.

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