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Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

The classic maple-syrup tree; iconic orange-red fall color. Long-lived but salt- and pollution-sensitive.

Family

Sapindaceae

Type

tree

Lifespan

perennial

Height

40–80 ft

Spacing

30–60 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

dry

Soil pH

acidic, neutral, alkaline

Bloom

April, May

Bloom colors

yellow, green, brown

Wildlife value

songbirds, mammals, larval host

Caterpillar hosts

~297 butterfly & moth species

Landscape uses

specimen

Native states

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV