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