Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Matchcode: ACSSUGAR
Height: 12 - 21m (40 - 70 FT.)
Spread: 12 - 18m (40 - 60 FT.)
Large, dense, rounded form. Glossy dark green, five-lobed foliage turns shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. Small green-yellow spring blooms mature to somaras. Grey-brown bark furrows with age. Prefers rich, moist, well-drained soil. Prune only in full-leaf.