Tuesday, February 9, 2010

SUGAR MAPLES ... in review

Astis (Steeple) Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Astis’
45' (Zone 5)
Lustrous, dark green foliage even in late summer. High resistance to heat stress and leaf tatter. Attractive gray bark with yellow-orange fall color. Narrow oval shape.









Bonfire Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Bonfire’
(Plant Patent #3817) – 50-75' (Zone 4)
This cultivar has fine, polished green leaves which turn a brilliant carmine red in the fall. Tolerates heat.


 








Endowment Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Endowment’
(Plant Patent #4654) – 50-75' (Zone 3)
This sugar maple is columnar in form and has a strong yellow fall color. Excellent for street tree planting or where space is limited for spreading trees.






Flax Mill Majesty Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Flax Mill Majesty’
(Plant Patent #5273) – 50-75' (Zone 3)
A hardy, vigorous grower which has a thick branching habit. Summer
foliage is dark green which turns to an orange-red in the fall.


















Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Flax Mill Majesty’
(Plant Patent #2339) – 50-75' (Zone 3)
This tree is a very uniform grower that has an upright oval crown and dark green foliage turning orange and scarlet shades in the fall. Its leaves retain their full color even in the dry windy weather of summer.




 








Legacy Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Legacy’
(Plant Patent #4979) – 50-75' (Zone 3)
This sugar maple cultivar has shiny thick leaves which are resistant to leaf tatter.This tree develops an oval shape and is reported to be more vigorous than the species. Fall color is primarily red with some orange and yellow.







Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum 
75' (Zone 3)
Dense foliage and branching make this an ideal shade tree for a large yard, park, or campus. Fall colors vary; may be yellow near the shaded center of the tree, and orange with a red cast on the exposed leaves.

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