General Description | The tree was described in Guatemala in 1936 a relic from the Miocene era. It is the southern most sugar maple species. It is one of the more rare Sugar maples in the Sapindaceae. |
Propagation | Has only 20% rooting or survival rate from cuttings. |
Cultivation | Drought tolerant, grows well without irrigation and can grow in acidic or alkane soils. Thrives in limestone based soils. Adapts well to sunny locations. |
Pests | Root rot. Animals rub off the bark which exposes the phloem to rotting. |
Habitat | Grows in the Mexican and Guatemala Cloud forest. |
Bark/Stem Description | When young it has smooth grey bark, as it ages the bark starts to grow malty layered crevasses in the bark and the colour changes from grey to brown.
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Flower Description | The samara is the largest of any other Sugar Maple with a length of 4.5 cm. |
Colour Description | Foliage is bronze or a light purple/dark pink and then turns a darker green.
In the autumn months it turns yellow, orange and red. |
Texture Description | Medium. |