Goldspire sugar maple
Acer saccharum 'Goldspire'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 50 feet tall12 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow-green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Goldspire' sugar maple (Acer saccharum 'Goldspire') is a tree for specimen use, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a dense, upright form. Yellow-green flowers open in spring and again in summer, and they draw butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Scarlet oak, Heather, Creeping jenny, and Queen of Night tulip.