Sugar maple
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1Will it grow where I live?
Sugar maple is hardy to zone 4 – that covers all of Central Europe and the British Isles, and every USDA zone from 4 upwards.
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Profile
- Family
- Aceraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 30 m
- Spread
- 12 m
- Growth
- slow
- Lifespan
- 300 years
- First yield
- after 12 years
- Hardiness
- zone 4–8
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam, Clay
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very wet
- pH
- 5.6 – 7.6
Uses
Origin & habitat
Eastern North America – from Newfoundland to Georgia, west to Texas and Minnesota.
Frequently asked questions
Sugar maple: how big does it get?
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 30 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 12 m. Growth is slow.
Sugar maple: what site does it need?
Sugar maple tolerates partial shade. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt, Loam, Clay. Soil moisture should be in the range semi-dry – very wet. The pH may lie between 5.6 and 7.6.
Sugar maple: is it hardy?
Sugar maple is listed as hardy in zone 4–8 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Sugar maple: will it grow in Central Europe?
Sugar maple is hardy to zone 4 – that covers all of Central Europe and the British Isles, and every USDA zone from 4 upwards.
Sugar maple: is it poisonous?
Individual parts of Sugar maple are noted as mildly problematic — the plant does not count as poisonous. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone, only on a confident identification.
Sugar maple: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 5/10, Medicinal 4/10, Other uses 1/10.
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