Woody > Acer > Acer saccharum > Acer saccharum 'Sweet Shadow'
Acer saccharum
'Sweet Shadow'
Sweet Shadow Sugar Maple
Mike's
Opinion
"
It is excellent for large park areas and has an unparalleled autumn colour.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
"
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| saccharum |
| Cultivar |
| 'Sweet Shadow' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -35 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - 20 |
| Height |
| 15 m |
| Spread |
| 12 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A cultivar of the native sugar maple, often used in an urban environments. Deeply dissected leaves with beautiful autumn colour. |
| Cultivation |
| Adaptable tree, prefers moist, well drained fertile soil but does not tolerate salt. |
| Shape |
| Rounded to oval-vase shaped form. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Rounded form, green, deeply dissected leaves that give the tree a fine-textured appearance, each lobe is cut, orange autumn colour. |
| Pests |
| Nothing serious, leaf scorch if it is too hot/drought, verticillium wilt might also be of minor concern. |
| 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. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Grafted onto A. saccharum or A. pseudoplatonus rootstock in late summer. |
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