Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 25 to 30 feet |
Plant Spread: | 15 to 25 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Other: Yellowish-green, undersides are pubescent |
Fruit: | Other: 1 to 3 inch paired brown samara |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Greenish-yellow |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Shade Tree |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Stratify for 60-70 days in a moist medium, preferrably in potting soil or sand. A good tip to shorten the stratification period even more is to peel of the pericarp of the maple seed and expose the brown seed inside. this speeds up chilling, Days to germinate: 1-2 weeks after exposed to warm soil temperature Depth to plant seed: 1-2 inches Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious Goes Dormant |