Bigleaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
The West's largest maple, with foot-wide leaves, fragrant pendulous spring flowers, and golden fall color. A moss-draped giant of coastal and riparian woods.
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–75 ft
- Spacing
- 40–75 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~297 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA
Related native plants
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