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Acer Saccharum ‘Sugar Maple’

By Jack

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Acer saccharum
(Ay-ser SAK-er-um)
Sugar Maple

Widely distributed in North America. The true Sugar maple is used to make maple syrup. A large, upright oval to rounded tree growing to 60′-70′ by 40′; slow to medium growing tree. Leaves are 3″-6″, with 3-5 lobed. Dark green summer leaves fade to orange and yellow, with some reds. The Sugar Maple makes a large shade or lawn tree. Easily grown from fresh seed.

Section: Acer.

Synonyms: Acer palmifolium, A. saccharophorum, A, palmatum var. barbatum, Saccharodendron barbatum, A.
treleaseanum Saccarodendron saccharum.

Meaning of: Saccharum, meaning with sugar.

Common names: Sugar maple, Suikeresdroon, Sukkerloenn, Zucker-Ahorn.

Habit: Upright tree to 100′, though much smaller under cultivation.

Leaves: Three to five lobed, 3″-6″ wide.

Flowers: Pale yelow, before leafing out.

Hardiness: Zones 3-8, find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map

Distribution: Eastern North America south to Mexico and
Guatemala

Planting and care of maples

Pricing:
Size           Price each         Plant 6 or more of this tree and save.
#1             $15.00               $13.00 each
#5, 5′-6′ $40.00              $36.00 each

Please use the “contact us ” page if we can assist you with your purchase decision or if you would like to place an order. You can calculate your shipping cost by visiting UPS zones and then UPS rates. If you live in the Pacific Northwest we can refer you to one of the 100′s of garden centers that carry our product so that you can support a local business. Use the “contact us” page to see if there is a store near you.

Wholesale buyers please “contact us” for additional pricing information.

Categories : Maples, North American Maples

Tags : Acer saccharum 'Sugar Maple ', brilliant fall color

Acer Rubrum ‘Red Maple’

By Jack

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Acer rubrum

(Ay-ser ROO-brum)

Red Maple

One of the most common trees on the east coast of the United States. A large pyramidal tree growing to 40′-60′. Medium fast growth to 12′ in 5-7 years. Leaves are 2″-4″, with 3-5 lobes. Green leaves fade to yellows and reds in the fall. An excellent specimen for lawn or street. Tolerates most soils, but prefers slightly acidic, moist conditions. Propagates easily from fresh green seed sown in May and June.

Section:Rubra
Meaning of: Ruber, meaning red.
Synonyms: Acer carolinianum, A. barbatum, A. Saguineum, Saccharodendron barbatum, Rufacer rubrum.
Common names: Red maple, Megasuri noki, Rode esdoorn, Rot-Ahorn.
Habit: Large tree with open crown, to 100′-120′ in its native range, however much smaller under cultivation, perhaps to 50′-60′.
Leaves: Three to five lobed, 3″-4″ across, dark green above with silver gray below.
Flowers: Red.
Hardiness: Zone 3-9, find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map .

Distribution: Acer rubrum 'Red maple' Eastern United States, from Florida to Canada, west to the Dakotas, Texas and New Mexico.

Planting and care of maples
Pricing:
Size           Price each      Plant 6 or more of this tree and save.
#1              $15.00             $13.00 ea. (Sold out for 2010)
#5             $36.00            $32.00 each
Please use the “contact us ” page if we can assist you with your purchase decision or if you would like to place an order. You can calculate your shipping cost by visiting UPS zones and then UPS rates.   If you live in the Pacific Northwest we can refer you to one of the 100′s of garden centers that carry our product so that you can support a local business. Use the “contact us” page to see if there is a store near you.
Wholesale buyers please contact us for additional pricing information.

Categories : Maples, North American Maples

Tags : Acer rubrum, brilliant fall color, Red maple

Acer Pensylvanicum ‘Snakebark Maple’

By Jack

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Acer pensylvanicum

(Ay-ser pen-sill-VAN-ee-kum)

Snakebark Maple
A slow growing, openly branched small tree or large shrub growing to 15′ to 20′, with a spread equal to about two thirds of its height. The only Stripe bark Maple native to North America. Young branches are red to greenish brown, turning to green with white striping with age. Leaves are 5″-7″ with 3 lobes. It’s leaves open with pink coloration, changing to bright green, then fading to vibrant yellow fall color. This tree prefers moist, well drained part shade conditions. Great for a naturalized landscaping as an understory plant. Does very well in the Pacific Northwest. Easily propagated from seed. Can also be grafted to any Macrantha section species. Very few cultivars exist.

Section: Macrantha
Meaning of: Pensylvanicus (sic), from Pennsylvania. ( Do to an original misspelling when the name was originally recorded.)
Synonyms: Acer striatum, A. canadense, A. tricuspifolium, A. pensylvanicum var. integrifolium.
Common names: Moosewood, Striped Maple, Pennsylvanisher Ahorn, Streifen-Ahorn.
Habit:Small tree to a multi trunked tree to 30′-40′, though smaller under cultivation. Branches are striped with wide, white stripes, young growth is pink to salmon pink with white stripes.
Leaves: Three lobes 5″-7″.
Flowers: Yellow-green after leafing out.
Hardiness: Zones 4-5, find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map .

Distribution:

Eastern North America, Georgia north to Minnesota, Great Lakes, Appalachians, to
Nova Scotia, Eastern Canada.

Planting and care of maples
Pricing:
Size Price each Plant 6 or more of this tree and save.
#5 $36.00 $32.00 each

Categories : Maples, North American Maples

Tags : Acer pensylvanicum, brilliant fall color, Snakebark Maple, strip bark maple

Acer Glabrum ‘Rocky Mountain Maple’

By Jack

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Acer glabrum

Rocky Mountain Maple

A small tree, shrub or clumping maple growing to 6′-24′; usually tall and open in shade, with a more dense and bushy growth form in open sun. Leaves are 2″-4″ with 3 lobes, light green turning to reddish orange in the fall. Young branches are red. The Rocky Mountain Maple grows in a variety of soils and is drought tolerant. This Pacific Northwest native is found along river banks in the Mountain regions of California, the Cascade range to the Siskiyou Mountains, extending to North to Alaska.

Section: Glabra
Meaning of: glabrus/glaber meaning glabrous having no hairs, projections, or pubescence; smooth , douglasii after Scottish plant hunter David Douglas(1799-1834).
Synonyms: Acer barbatum, A. subserratum.
Common names: Rocky Mountain Maple ssp Douglasii.
Habit: Densely branched shrub to small tree to 15′-20′. Young stems can be scarlet red.
Leaves: Almost always 3 lobed, 2″-4″ wide.
Flowers: Yellow green.
Hardiness: Zone 5, find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map.

Distribution: Rocky Mountains of North America.

Planting and care of maples
Pricing:
Size           Price each      Plant 6 or more of this tree and save.
#1            $15.00            $13.00 each (Sold out for 2010)
Please use the “contact us ” page if we can assist you with your purchase decision or if you would like to place an order. You can calculate your shipping cost by visiting UPS zones and then UPS rates.   If you live in the Pacific Northwest we can refer you to one of the 100′s of garden centers that carry our product so that you can support a local business. Use the “contact us” page to see if there is a store near you.
Wholesale buyers please contact us for additional pricing information.

Categories : Maples, North American Maples

Tags : Acer glabrum 'Rocky Mountain Maple', brilliant fall color, northwest native, rocky mountain maple, understory tree

Acer Circinatum ‘Vine Maple’

By Jack

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Acer Circinatum

(A’ ser sir-sin-A’tum)

Vine Maple

A Pacific Northwest native closely resembling the Acer Palmatum, Japanese Maple. The Vine Maple is the only Palmata that naturally grows outside of Asia. Here in Oregon it is typically an understory tree, “vining” its way throught the canopy above it to the sun. Though it is naturally a shade loving tree, it can easily grow in full sun conditions. Expect a much shorter tree or shrub, perhaps only to 6′-8′, rather than the 10′-15′ height in the shade. Easily propagated from fresh green seed.

Section: Palmata
Synonyms: Acer Virgatum, Acer Macounii, Acer Modocense A. nigrum var. grandidentatum.
Common names: Vine Maple.
Habit: Usually a small tree to dense shrub. Tends to grow taller in shade. Native to Pacific Northwest, and the only Palmata naturally occurring outside of Asia. Grows as an under story tree
among conifers to 10′-15′.
Leaves: Bright green with 7-9 lobes, 3″-6″, brilliant fall color.
Flowers: Purple to red.

Hardiness: Zone 4,find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map .

Distribution:
Native to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and British Columbia, Canada of North America.

Planting and care of maples
Pricing:
Size           Price each      Plant 6 or more of this tree and save.
#1              $19.00            $17.00 ea.
#5              $36.00           $32.00 ea.
Please use the “contact us ” page if we can assist you with your purchase decision or if you would like to place an order. You can calculate your shipping cost by visiting UPS zones and then UPS rates.   If you live in the Pacific Northwest we can refer you to one of the 100′s of garden centers that carry our product so that you can support a local business. Use the “contact us” page to see if there is a store near you.
Wholesale buyers please contact us for additional pricing information.

Categories : Maples, North American Maples

Tags : acer circinatum, brilliant fall color, maples, northwest native, understory tree, vine maple

Acer Spicatum ‘Mountain Maple’

By Jack

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Acer Spicatum

(Ay-ser spi-KAH-tum)

Mountain Maple

The Mountain Maple is a multi stemmed, large shrub to small tree. Its new, young shoots are a nice red. Yellow to orange fall color, with some reds. Native to the upper Midwest and East Coast of the United States as well as Eastern Canada. Easily propagated by seeds or early summer cuttings. Rare in cultivation.

Section:Parviflora.
Meaning of: Spictus, meaning “bearing a spike”, which refers to the large inflorescences that grow upwards, above the foliage.
Synonyms: Acer parviflorum, A. mountanum, A. pumilum, A. rugosum
Common names: Mountain maple.
Habit: Large shrub to small tree, young branches are red.
Leaves: Three to five lobed, 2″-4″ long and wide.
Flowers: Small, yellow/green in May and June.
Hardiness: Zone 3, find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map .
Distribution:

Georgia in the Appalachians, north to Pennsylvania, Canada and ewfoundland, west to Iowa and Michigan.

Planting and care of maples
Pricing:
Size Price each Plant 6 or more of this tree and save.
#1 $19.00 $17.00 each (Sold out for 2010)

Categories : Maples, North American Maples

Tags : Acer Spicatum, mountain maple

Acer Saccharum Ssp Grandidentatum ‘Canyon Maple’

By Jack

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Acer saccharum ssp grandidentatum

Section: Acer.
Meaning of: Grandidentatus, meaning “with large teeth on the leaves”.
Synonyms: Acer mexicanum, A. brachypterum, A. nigrum var. grandidentatum.
Common names:Canyon maple, Bigtooth maple or Hard maple.
Habit: Small shrubby tree to 35′, shorter under cultivation. Reddish brown branches.
Leaves: Five lobed, 2″-3″, shinny green.
Flowers: Yellow.
Hardiness: Zone 4, find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map .

Distribution:

Rocky Mountain region, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Montana, And Northern Mexico.

Planting and care of maples
Pricing:
Size           Price each      Plant 6 or more of this tree and save.
#1            $15.00            $13.50 each (Sold out at this time).
Please use the “contact us ” page if we can assist you with your purchase decision or if you would like to place an order. You can calculate your shipping cost by visiting UPS zones and then UPS rates.   If you live in the Pacific Northwest we can refer you to one of the 100′s of garden centers that carry our product so that you can support a local business. Use the “contact us” page to see if there is a store near you.
Wholesale buyers please contact us for additional pricing information.

Categories : Maples, North American Maples

Tags : acer saccharum, bigtooth maple, Canyon maple, ssp grandidentatum

Archive for North American Maples

Acer Saccharum ‘Sugar Maple’

Acer Rubrum ‘Red Maple’

Acer Pensylvanicum ‘Snakebark Maple’

Acer Glabrum ‘Rocky Mountain Maple’

Acer Circinatum ‘Vine Maple’

Acer Spicatum ‘Mountain Maple’

Acer Saccharum Ssp Grandidentatum ‘Canyon Maple’

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