Common name: Sugar Maple
Scientific name: Acer saccharum
Category: Native Tree - Deciduous, Common
Sample mature size: 35 m tall, 15 m wide; 115 ft tall, 49.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Average, Medium-dry
Soil: Loam, Sand, Silt
Blooms: Green in May
Natural habitats: Open-upland
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π
Points of interest: - Named for producing the sweetest sap of all the maples, which can be boiled down to make maple syrup.
- The shape of its leaves are well known from the Canadian flag and can turn a vibrant red in the fall.
- Makes an excellent shade tree that can live for 200 years.
