Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum subsp. var.	Hard maple, Rock maple, Sugar maple
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

A farm with a Sugar Maple in the front yard The bark of the Sugar Maple Acer saccharum, Marsh. (A. saccharinum, Wang., not Linn. A. barbatum, Michx.). Sugar or Rock Maple. Fig. 98. Large tree, 120 ft., with gray bark: lvs. 3-5-lobed, cordate, 3-6 in. long, with narrow and deep sinuses; lobes acuminate, sparingly dentate, usually glaucous and glabrous beneath: corymb hairy: fr. with slightly spreading wings, glabrous. E. N. Amer. S.S. 2:90. Em. 558. H.T. 324. Gn. 65, p. 55 (habit). —An excellent street and shade tree of upright, dense growth, turning bright yellow and scarlet in autumn. It does well in almost every soil. Var. Rugelii, Rehd. (A. Rugelii, Pax, A. saccharum var. barbatum, Trel.). Lvs. 3-lobed, generally broader than long, 2-5 in. across, pale green or glaucous beneath, and at length mostly glabrous, coriaceous; lobes nearly entire. Central states. S.S. 2:91 (as var. nigrum). Var. monumentale, Schwerin (A. nigrum var. monumentale, Rehd.). Of upright, columnar habit.CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

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• 'Apollo' - columnar.
• 'Arrowhead' - pyramidal crown.
• 'Astis' (Steeple^®) - heat-tolerant; good in southeastern USA. Oval crown.
• 'Bonfire' - fast-growing.
• 'Columnare'
• 'Fall Fiesta' - tough-leaved, colorful in season.
• 'Green Mountain' - durable foliage resists heat and drought.
• 'Legacy' - tough, vigorous and popular.
• 'Monumentale' - columnar.
• 'Newton Sentry' - very narrow.
• 'Sweet Shadow' - lacy foliage.
• 'Temple's Upright' - columnar.
• 'Unity' - very hardy Manitoba cultivar.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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