Sugar Maple (Bundle of 25)

$51.00

Description

Size: 18-24 / Age: 2-0 / Growth Rate: 1-2 feet per year. The Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) is a large, deciduous tree renowned for its brilliant fall color and its sap, which is used to produce maple syrup. This tree typically grows 60-75 feet tall. It has a broad, rounded crown and a straight trunk, often with a relatively smooth gray bark that becomes rougher and more furrowed with age. The leaves of the sugar maple are its most distinctive feature: they are 3-5 inches long, with 3-5 pointed lobes and a smooth, dark green surface. In the fall, the leaves turn spectacular shades of yellow, orange, and red, making it one of the most celebrated trees for autumn foliage. Sugar maple produces winged seeds called samaras, which spin as they fall from the tree in late spring. Sugar maples thrive in moist, well-drained soils, particularly in fertile, slightly acidic environments. These trees prefer full sun to partial shade.