Scientific Name: Acer saccharum
Common Name: sugar maple
Native Range: Eastern North America
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant type & Form: Deciduous tree with a dense, rounded crown
Height: 40.00 to 80.00 feet
Spread: 30.00 to 60.00 feet
Bloom Time: April
Bloom Description: Greenish
Flower: Insignificant
Fruit: Two-winged samara
Leaf: Medium green leaves with 3-5 lobes (3-6″ wide)
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Soil type & pH: Prefers fertile, slightly acidic, moist soils – generally intolerant of urban conditions
Maintenance: Medium
Suggested Use: Shade tree
Tolerates: Heavy shade
Notes: This tree is known for its great yellow-orange-red fall color and is a main component of the Eastern US hardwood forest. Sugar maples grow relatively slowly and are long-lived. They are tapped to make maple syrup. The national symbol of Canada is the sugar maple leaf.
Identification notes: Look for a 5-lobed leaf with pointed edges. The sugar maple will have slightly larger leaves than the Norway. Norway maple leaves will stay yellow in the fall, whereas sugar maple leaves will turn yellow to red.
Information gathered from Missouri Botanical Garden
