Bigtooth Maple
Acer grandidentatum
Sapindaceae
Other names
Canyon Maple, Rocky Mountain Sugar Maple
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Western MT & WY to Northern Mexico in the Mnts.
Location
Source of plant
Morton Arboretum, Rolston St. Hilaire, Forestfarm Nursery, Arborvillage Farm Nursery, Peter Podaras
Description
Small or shrubby, densely branched tree reaching 12m or less, the branches glabrous, reddish-brown. Leaves distinctly 5-lobed, 5-8cm across, lobulate, the margins entire or with 3 small basal lobes, shining green above, glaucous beneath, the fall color a striking combination of red, scarlet, yellow and orange. Flowers yellow, held on short pedicels in corymbose inflorescences.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3