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Maple Tree Family Identification. Horticulture I CP Mr. Traeger. Red Maple Acer 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.