Acer saccharinum

Aceraceae

Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Tall Tree (Canopy)

50 - 100ft

75 - 100ft

Green, Yellow

Winged; Brown

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Moist, Wet

February - March

yellow

wet, poorly drained, mucky or peaty soils of floodplains, streams, river bottoms, and along ponds and lakes

; Wood used for furniture making and woodworking; used as a shade tree, but limbs break easily with snow or ice storms; the dry fruits are eaten by many birds and by squirrels; porcupines sometimes eat the inner bark and the twigs are a staple food of cotto