Acer saccharum

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Sugar Maple; Rock Maple

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DERIVATION

Acer	- Acrid (the Maple genus); also from a Latin word meaning sharp, in reference to the hardness of maple wood
saccharum	- Referring to sugar

FAMILY

Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) Other Plants in the Soapberry Family

HABIT

Tree

GROWTH FORM

Conical

RANGE

Alaska & Canada to SE. United States

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun | Partial shade

COMMON NAME(S)

Sugar Maple | Rock Maple

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Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	791637*1	1979	Plantasia
No Map	062258*1	2006	Community Garden East
2	212514*1	2021	Rock Alpine Garden

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