Trees
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
Zone 3 · Upland Zone
- Size
- Height: 40 to 80+ ft Width: 30 to 60 ft
- Bloom Color
- Yellow/green
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FACU Facultative upland — usually occurs in non-wetlands
Notes
Moist well-drained soils; sun to part shade
Wildlife Value
Nectar source for butterflies and some other insects; Seeds eaten by birds and small mammals; Leaves and stems eaten by some mammals; larval host for imperial moth