Mountain Maple

Basisdaten

mountain maple (Acer spicatum) leaf
mountain maple (Acer spicatum) leaf
  • mountain maple (Acer spicatum) leaf
  • mountain maple (Acer spicatum) leaf underside
  • mountain maple (Acer spicatum) leaves
  • mountain maple (Acer spicatum) fruits
  • mountain maple (Acer spicatum) trunk / bark
  • mountain maple (Acer spicatum) tree in summer
description: 

The Vermont Maple occurs naturally in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada to approximately half inland. The maple is an important protagonist in the Indian summer. From the sap of the tree can be produced maple syrup.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Acer spicatum
other name: 
Vermont Maple
family: 
Sapindaceae
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 10 m (33ft)
leaf: 

The leaves are ovate often three to five lobes weakly. The leaf margin is serrated and the leaf position is alternate.

leaf shape: 
ovoid
leaf margin: 
serrated
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
bright red
flowering: 
April - May
blossom color: 
yellowish
blossom description: 

The flowers are in long-stalked racemes erect above the leaves.

gender distribution: 
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit: 

Schizocarp: winged nutlets with two seeds. The wings are to each other at an acute angle.

bark: 
Die Rinde ist braun-grün längsgestreift.
root: 
heart-rooting / shallow-rooting
location: 
sun to half-shade
soil: 
moist, soils rich in nutrients
usage: 

Garden tree, park tree, wood tree