Description
Size (HxW): 40’ x 30’
Growth Habit: Upright, oval
Planting Location: Cozy
Zone 3a-3b
- Native to northern Minnesota
- Green, five-lobed foliage turns gold/orange-red in fall
- Requires a sheltered planting site with even moisture
- Excellent tree to tap for maple syrup; high sugar content
- Canada’s national emblem
- Requires 6+ hours of sun
- Helicopter seeds develop in summer and drop in fall
- Non-invasive; seeds have a low germination rate
- Medium Growth Rate: 12-16”/year
- Individual Spacing: 30’
- Row Spacing: 12-15’ apart
- Root Spacing: plant at least 20’ from foundations
- Life Expectancy: 40 – 60 years
- No currently known diseases/pest concerns
