Maple Tree FamilyIdentification
Horticulture I CPMr. Traeger
Red MapleAcer rubrum
Red Maple
• Height 59’ to 89’.• Crown spread 39’.• Largest living Red
Maple, located near Armada, Michigan, 125 ft., trunk diameter 16.2 ft.
• Planted for brilliant red fall foliage.
Canadian Flag
Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
• Height: 82’ to 112’• Tallest recorded at 148’.• Shade tolerant tree.• 5 Lobed Leaf.• Planted for brilliant yellow
and orange colors in the fall.• Trees important for maple
syrup, bowling pins, bowling alley floors & NBA floors.
• Important to the maple syrup industry.
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
• Height: 66’ to 98’ tall• Diameter: up to 4’ 11’’• 5 lobed leaf• Planted in cities, parks and
yards to replace Sugar Maples.
• More tolerant of pollution.
• Found through out the United States.
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
• Height: 50’ to 80’ rare tree may reach 115’
• Crown Spread: 35’ to 50’• Grows best near water.• Freeman Maple: Silver Maple
can hybridize with Red Maple.• Produces a sweet sap, but not
used commercially because of low sugar content.
Freeman Maple Leaf Acer x freemannii
Box ElderAcer negundo
Box ElderAcer negundo
• Height: 33’ to 82’• Diameter: 12” to 20”• Fast growing, short
lived tree.• Prefers bright sunlight.• Grows in hedges.
Striped MapleAcer pensylvanicum
Striped MapleAcer pensylvanicum
• Height: 15’ to 30’• Diameter: 10”• Young bark striped green
and white.• Grown for its ornamental
bark.• Sap causes a mild form of
dermatitis milder than Poison Ivy.
• Leaves once used as toilet paper by woodsman.
Bigtooth MapleAcer grandidentatum
Bigtooth MapleAcer grandidentatum
• Height: 30’ to 48’• Diameter: 9” to 20”• Ornamental Tree for its
drought tolerance & ability to grow in rocky landscapes.
• Closely related to the sugar maple.
• Other names: Canyon Maple and Lost Maple.
Japanese MapleAcer palmatum
Japanese MapleAcer palmatum
• Height: 20’ to 30’, rarely up to 52’.
• Named for the palm shaped leaves.
• Ornamental: used for borders, paths or focal points.
• Grown in a tree or shrub form.
• Cultivars with different leaf shapes, sizes and colors.
Japanese MapleAcer palmatum
112+ year old Japanese Maple Bonsai, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Recommended
