| General Description | A cultivar of the native sugar maple, often used in an urban environments. Deeply dissected leaves with beautiful autumn colour. |
| ID Characteristic | Rounded form, green, deeply dissected leaves that give the tree a fine-textured appearance, each lobe is cut, orange autumn colour. |
| Shape | Rounded to oval-vase shaped form. |
| Propagation | Grafted onto A. saccharum or A. pseudoplatonus rootstock in late summer. |
| Cultivation | Adaptable tree, prefers moist, well drained fertile soil but does not tolerate salt. |
| Pests | Nothing serious, leaf scorch if it is too hot/drought, verticillium wilt might also be of minor concern. |
| Notable Specimens | The Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Mature bark is deeply furrowed and grey-brown in colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Terminal buds, narrowly cone-shaped, brown, 6 - 12 mm long. |
| Leaf Description | Deeply dissected lobes. |
| Flower Description | Pale yellowish-green flowers appear in clusters in spring before leaves emerge; insignificant ornamentally. |
| Fruit Description | Samaras, grow in clusters, these mature in late summer and are about 4 cm in size. |
| Colour Description | Medium green, yellow to orange autumn colour. |
| Texture Description | Medium textured. |
