Bailsta sugar maple
Acer saccharum 'Bailsta'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size60 to 75 feet tallup to 45 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bailsta' sugar maple (Acer saccharum 'Bailsta') is a tree for specimen planting, privacy screens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows slowly into a tall tree with a dense habit. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Small-leaved lime, Sum and Substance hosta, Incrediball Storm Proof smooth hydrangea, and Creeping jenny.