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
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  
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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 €2,300.00
SANA003163 Specimen tree, feathered, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200 €2,900.00
SANA007645 Specimen tree, feathered, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300 €4,500.00
SANA003165 Specimen tree, feathered, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300 €5,500.00
bks32919004 verpflanzter Heister, Höhe 125- 150, Höhe 125- 150, Stammumfang ab 5 cm StU €39.00
bks32919007 verpflanzter Heister, Höhe 150- 200, Höhe 150- 200, Stammumfang ab 6 cm StU €49.00
98210206 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 200- 250, Höhe 200- 250 €600.00
98410206 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 250- 300, Höhe 250- 300 €900.00
bkA004311367526 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €750.00
bkA500337652626 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €1,050.00
bkA851636844762 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €1,350.00
bkA262277385300 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €1,700.00
bkA265123210361 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €2,300.00
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 €2,300.00
SANA003163 Specimen tree, feathered, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200 €2,900.00
SANA007645 Specimen tree, feathered, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300 €4,500.00
SANA003165 Specimen tree, feathered, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300 €5,500.00
bks32919004 verpflanzter Heister, Höhe 125- 150, Höhe 125- 150, Stammumfang ab 5 cm StU €39.00
bks32919007 verpflanzter Heister, Höhe 150- 200, Höhe 150- 200, Stammumfang ab 6 cm StU €49.00
98210206 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 200- 250, Höhe 200- 250 €600.00
98410206 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 250- 300, Höhe 250- 300 €900.00
bkA004311367526 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €750.00
bkA500337652626 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €1,050.00
bkA851636844762 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €1,350.00
bkA262277385300 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €1,700.00
bkA265123210361 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €2,300.00