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Sugar Maple 'Green Mountain'

Acersaccharum

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Family
Sapindaceae (sap-in-DAY-see-ee)
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Genus
Acer (AY-ser)
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Species
saccharum (SAK-er-um)
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Deciduous
Height
over 40 ft. (12 m)
Spacing
over 40 ft. (12 m)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Danger
N/A
Bloom Color
Green
Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time
Mid Summer
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Category
Trees
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color

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Where to Grow

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Bloom Characteristics

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Bloom Size

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Soil pH requirements
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information
Patent expired
Propagation Methods
From semi-hardwood cuttings
By budding
Seed Collecting
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Cincinnati, Ohio

Perry, Ohio

Downingtown, Pennsylvania

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Rickwebb
Downingtown, PA | July 2015 | positive

This cultivar was selected from a hybrid between the regular variety of Sugar Maple x the Black Sugar Maple. The leaves are darker and th...Read More

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Joan
Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) | October 2009 | neutral

Editor's Note

Plant Patent number 2339 has expired

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berrygirl
Lakemont, GA (Zone 8a) | March 2007 | neutral

Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' GREEN MTN SUGAR MAPLE Dec (z4)
The dark-green leathery foliage of this large (to 70'x 45') A.sacc...Read More

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