Sugar maple
Acer saccharum male and female together, Hardiness : Zone 3
Other names
Rock maple, Hard mapple
Categories
Native plant, Ornamental tree
Description
A large deciduous tree native to North America, iconic in Quebec and highly valued for its hard wood, spectacular fall foliage and sap production for maple syrup. It has a slow to moderate growth rate and can live for several centuries. Its crown becomes broad and rounded with age. Sugar maple prefers rich, deep, moist and well-drained soils and does not tolerate permanently waterlogged conditions.
Availability
30-65cm high, naked roots
    quantity available: 4		 11.50$ +1
Features
Height X Width
35.0m X 15.0m
Foliage
Deciduous, opposite, palmately lobed leaves with three to five prominent lobes. Medium to dark green
Flowering
Small yellow-green flowers appear in clusters in spring, generally at the same time as the leaves emerge. Flowers are inconspicuous but provide an early source of nectar and pollen for insects. Blooming time : from april to may
Edible parts description
Paired winged samaras mature in late summer or autumn. The primary economically harvested product is the sap collected in late winter and early spring and processed into maple syrup.
Harvest : from february to april
Resistances
Considered hardy
Sun exposure
Full sun, Mid-shade
Soil type
Normal, well drained
Edible parts
-
Pollination
Self-fertile
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