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Sugar Maple
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Large tree growing from
18-30 meters high and 60-120 centimeters in diameter. Highly shade-tolrant;
slow growing; and long-lived. Principle source of maple sugar which is
tapped from the trees in early spring. Widely planted as an ornamental
for its shade and fall coloration.
BUDS: Terminal buds are small and conical with many scales. Lateral buds are smaller and appressed. TWIGS: Smooth and glabrous; reddish brown becoming gray. BARK: Dark gray, deeply furrowed, in larger trees often separating into long, thick, irregular plates. HABITAT: Mesic deciduous forests
with moist, well to somewhat poorly drained, fertile soils.
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