Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple

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Height

15 to 20 m

Width

9 to 15 m

Flowering Time

April

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun,

shade

pH-Value

acidic, slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic

Soil

tolerant of salt, permeable, all substrates

Trees and shrubs for bees

Acer saccharum

Characteristics:

Habit

Medium-sized to tall tree, 15-20 (25) m tall, 10-14 m wide; irregularly arched crown, oval to rotund, slow-growing, 25-35 cm a year

Crown

oval, rund, loose crown oval, rund, loose crown

Branches and bark

Dark grey with age, shallowly sulcate

Blossom

Greenish yellow, bell-shaped cymes before budburst in April

Leaves

Dull green above, bright green beneath; one to five-lobed, irregularly dentate, long stalks; autumn colour yellow-orange to lush red-orange, ornamental

Fruits

Winged nuts, nearly parallel to acute

Roots

Fine roots with flatly spreading main roots

Demands

Sun to shade; frost hardy; demands an open root space; moderately tolerant to salt

Soil

Constantly moist, well-drained substrates; tolerant to various pH, prefers slightly acidic spots

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5b

Tip

Do not cut in late winter or spring, as it bleeds endlessly

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA012599	Specimen tree, feathered, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200	€2,200.00
SANA003163	Specimen tree, feathered, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200	€2,700.00
SANA007645	Specimen tree, feathered, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300	€3,900.00
SANA003165	Specimen tree, feathered, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300	€4,900.00
bks32919004	sapling, transplanted, height 125-150, girth from 5 cm girth	€34.00
bks32919007	sapling, transplanted, height 150-200, girth from 6 cm girth	€45.00
98210206	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€550.00
98410206	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€750.00
bkA004311367526	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€650.00
bkA500337652626	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€900.00
bkA851636844762	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€1,150.00
bkA262277385300	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€1,600.00
bkA265123210361	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€2,100.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA012599	Specimen tree, feathered, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200	€2,200.00
SANA003163	Specimen tree, feathered, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200	€2,700.00
SANA007645	Specimen tree, feathered, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300	€3,900.00
SANA003165	Specimen tree, feathered, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300	€4,900.00
bks32919004	sapling, transplanted, height 125-150, girth from 5 cm girth	€34.00
bks32919007	sapling, transplanted, height 150-200, girth from 6 cm girth	€45.00
98210206	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€550.00
98410206	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300	€750.00
bkA004311367526	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14	€650.00
bkA500337652626	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€900.00
bkA851636844762	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€1,150.00
bkA262277385300	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€1,600.00
bkA265123210361	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€2,100.00