Sunday, May 8, 2011

Tree 14: Sugar maple: Acer saccharum

Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple
Aceraceae
 
This tree is located on the property of Andalusia, Pennsylavania. http://www.andalusiapa.org/







Information from the University of Connecticut plant database. 

Habitat
  • deciduous
  • northeastern and north-central United States, adjacent parts of Canada
  • zone 3
  • primary large, hardwood tree in northeastern U.S. forest

Habit and Form
  • large shade tree
  • 75' or so, but can be well over 100' tall
  • outline is upright oval when younger and more or less gumdrop-shaped to rounded when mature
  • dense foliage and branching
  • texture is medium

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