Sapindaceae
Soft maple
Acer saccharinum
Also known as Acer dasycarpum f. sanguineum, Acer dasycarpum var. laciniatum, Acer dasycarpum var. longifolium, Acer saccharinum f. variifolium
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Maple · Shade Tree · Fast Growing · Deciduous · Sapindaceae · Landscape Tree · Autumn Color · Large Tree · Acer · Native
Soft maple is a fast-growing deciduous shade tree that performs best in moist, well-drained soil with partial to full sun. Water deeply every 1-2 weeks and mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and protect shallow roots. Prune in late summer or fall to maintain shape and remove weak or crossing branches.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and thoroughly; allow top 2 inches of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7.3
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 480 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, Florida, Germany, Hungary, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario, Poland, QuéBec
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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