Sugar maple

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
Height (m)   25
Botanical name   Acer Saccharum
Shade / Sun   Full sun
Soil type   Fertile
Wind tolerance   Low