maple
Acer floridanum
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size20 to 60 feet tall25 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green
- Foliage color
- Green above, paler and fuzzy below.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Maple (Acer floridanum) is a tree for shade gardens, pollinator gardens, and low maintenance yards. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 20 to 25 feet tall, and its fall color is usually yellow. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Black gum, Bottlebrush buckeye, and Bloodroot.
Native range
AL, AR, FL, GA, and 9 more places. See all 13
AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, LA, MO, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, and VA.