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Sapindaceae
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
Also known as Hard maple, Saccharodendron saccharum, Rock maple, Sweet maple
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Sugar Maple · Fall Color · Deciduous Tree · Maple Syrup · Shade Tree · Native Tree · Autumn Foliage · Wildlife · North America · Large Tree
Pet-safeAttracts pollinators
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
Sugar maple is a majestic deciduous tree renowned for its spectacular fall foliage in shades of orange, red, and yellow, as well as its sap used to produce maple syrup. It prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soil and at least 6 hours of full sun but tolerates partial shade, especially when young. Water regularly during establishment and avoid compacted or heavily salted soils, as this tree is sensitive to urban stresses.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and slowly to encourage deep root development; allow top inch of soil to dry between sessions · Every 7-14 days during the first 2-3 years; established trees rely on rainfall
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 3.7–7.9
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 20 ft – 40 ft
- Spacing
- 360 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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