Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple
Description
Acer saccharum, sugar maple, is a large tree native to North America. It has a dense, spreading crown, 25-40 m tall. The leaves are deciduous, opposite, 5-11 cm long and wide, with 5 shallow, blunt or short-pointed lobes, edges coarsely toothed, dark green in summer, turning intensely red, orange, or yellow in fall.
Sun
Full
Water
Medium
Growth Rate
Fast
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Condition
Average, Moist
Soil pH
Acid
Adverse Factors
Messy
Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.