Plant Details
Acer grandidentatum
Bigtooth Maple
Zone: 4a
Exposure:
Sun
Plant Category:
Shade & Flowering Trees
Height:
Minimum 15 feet , Maximum 20 feet
Width: Minimum 15 feet , Maximum 20 feet
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Width: Minimum 15 feet , Maximum 20 feet
A western segregate of A. saccharum, the sugar maple, forming pure stands in the wild from the high, dry habitat of northeastern Mexico to central Utah. A small to medium tree, reaching 15-20 ft tall and wide in the garden. Deciduous with leaves, 3-5 lobed and deeply cut, that turn brilliant red-orange in autumn. At home in rocky, well-drained soil. Very drought tolerant once established. Frost hardy in USDA zone 4.
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2 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Eschenfelder Farms | Canby, OR | Email now | 503-314-7708 | BB: X |
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| Willamette Tree Wholesale Inc. | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-390-2512 | Bare Root: X BB: X |
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:28 PM
This fine maple, with its hard wood, its beautiful autumnal colors,--red ; yellow ; orange--and its sweet sap, is the close relative of the famed sugar maple of the eastern states. (Peattie) Sun/Med
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