Newton Sentry sugar maple
Acer saccharum 'Newton Sentry'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 50 feet tall10 to 16 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellowish green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Newton Sentry' sugar maple (Acer saccharum 'Newton Sentry') is a tree for specimen planting, 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 shape, and bees, butterflies, and birds visit the yellowish green flowers. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Lilac, Scarlet oak, Creeping jenny, and Star Gazer lily.