Sugar maple
Common name
Sugar maple
Date
July 04, 2010
Details
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Appears to need fertile soils for good growth. Also known as rock maple. Spring sap is processed into maple syrup in USA and now in NZ. Orange is the predominant autumn colour, quite spectacular. Cold hardy.
Family
Aceraceae
Forest layer
Canopy
Height (m)
25
Botanical name
Acer Saccharum
Shade / Sun
Full sun
Soil type
Fertile
Wind tolerance
Low