Sugar Maple Seed

Acer saccharum

£3.00£7.50 inc. VAT

Sugar Maple is the tree in North America that produces Maple Syrup and it  is one of the continents most colourful trees in autumn. Vibrant orange, gold and crimson tints light up ‘ The Fall’. Sugar Maple makes an excellent stand alone specimen tree, with neat habit and few problems.

Earn up to 8 Points.

SKU: acsacp1 Category:

Description

Acer saccharum

Common name: Sugar Maple.

Native: North America.

Provenance: USA

Size and spread (10 years): 4m x 3m

Treatment required: Mildly dormant, requires 12 weeks stratification.

Seeds / kg:  10,000 ; 79% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Grows in most well drained soils although for the best autumn colours it requires low ph soils.

Planting instructions: good as a lone specimen. Spectacular in a group.

Mature height: 20m+

Additional information

Weight 10.00 g
Size

Mini Seed Pack (approx 20 seeds), Seed Pack (approx 90 seeds)

Genus

Acer

Family

Aceraceae

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

tree

Evergreen

deciduous

Interest

autumn foliage