maple
Acer spicatum
USDA zones2 to 7
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 25 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acidic (pH<6.8)
Attracts
Notes
Mountain maple (Acer spicatum) is a tree for shade gardens, woodland edges, and erosion control on slopes. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly to 10 to 25 feet tall with multiple trunks and a mushroom-shaped habit. The dark green leaves turn mottled orange to bright red in fall. Bees and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Mountain ash, Blue Moon honeyberry, and Trailing arbutus.
Native range
AL, CT, GA, IA, and 25 more places. See all 29
AL, CT, GA, IA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, and SK.