Description
Size (HxW): 35’ x 25’
Growth Habit: Upright, Oval
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 3a
- Hardiest Sugar Maple along with Ruby Fire
- Green, five-lobed foliage turns gold-orange to red in fall
- Prefers a planting site with even moisture
- Excellent tree to tap for maple syrup; high sugar content
- Canada’s national emblem
- Native to central and eastern North America
- Discovered in Morden Manitoba
- 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
- Row spacing: plant at least 20-25’ apart
- Root space: plant at least 20’ from foundations
- Life Expectancy: 50-80 years
- No currently known diseases/pest concerns
