Description
Size (HxW): 30-40’ x 30-40’
Growth Habit: Rounded, vase
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 3a
- Foliage is green with a silver underside, turns bright yellow in fall
- 5-lobed leaves with sharply cut edges
- Unique silvery-grey bark; fresh growth is red-purple
- Broad, low crown makes for a great shade tree
- Fast growth rate (2-3’/yr)
- Native to northern Minnesota
- Helicopter seeds develop in spring and drop in mid-June
- Can be tapped for syrup
- Life expectancy: 60-80 years
- Row spacing: minimum 12-20’ apart
- Root space: plant at least 25’ from a foundation
