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Acer saccharum n
Common Name: Common Sugar Maple
Small gracefully branched tree. New foliage is brilliant red deepening to dark red through the season.The sugar maple tree is the principal source of maple sugar. The trees are tapped early in the spring for the first flow of sap, which usually has the highest sugar content. The sap is collected and boiled or evaporated to a syrup. Further concentration by evaporation produces the maple sugar. Sugar maple sap averages about 2. 5 percent sugar; about 34 gallons of sap are required to make 1 gallon of syrup or 8 pounds of sugar. This maple will get very large with a rounded habit reaching 70-80' wide and 60' tall.
| Plant Type: | Deciduous Tree |
| Width: | 45-50' |
| Height: | 70' |
| Fragrant: | No |
| Zone: | 4 - 8 |
| Deer Resistant: | No |
| Salt Tolerant: | No |
| Drought Tolerant: | No |
| Attract: | Bees |
| Exposure: | Full Sun |
| Landscape/Use: | Provide Shade, Specimen |
| Shape: | Broad Upright |
| Soil Type | Loamy, Sandy, Well Drained |
| Leaf Color: | Green |
| Fall Color: | White |
