| Description | An extremely narrow upright Sugar Maple cultivar. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (AY-ser)(sack-AR-rum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full, somne shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, grows poorly in compact soils |
| Fruit | two winges sumar |
| Leaves | simple, green, red yellow orange fall color |
| Dimensions | 40-50 by 10-16 feet (HS). some trees lack a central leader |
| Propagation | grafting |
| Cultivar Origin | It was introduced into commerce in 1885. The original specimen tree still grows near the main entrance to Newton Cemetery in Newton, Massachusetts (#144) |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree. Specific epithet means sugary in reference to the sweet sap. Saccharum is the genus name for sugarcane". (#144) |
| Notes & Reference | #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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