Plant Details:
Category:
Shade & Flowering Trees
Height:
15 in. - 20 in.
Width:
15 - 20
Zones:
4a - 4a
Exposure:
Sun
Common Name: Bigtooth Maple
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.
