Black Maple
Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum
Sapindaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
IA to SW. Quebec, South to NC
Location
Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope
Source of plant
Robert Mower, Nancy Adams, Daniel Otis
Description
Large tree to 120' in height in the wild, usually much smaller in cultivation, the crown rounded, the branches at first pubescent, the branchlets orange-yellow. Leaves mostly 3-lobed, occasionally 5-lobed with the basal lobes less pronounced, 10-15 cm or more across; petioles with leaf-like stipules that can be very small or, rarely, absent. Flowers yellow-green; samaras subhortizontal, 3-4 cm long, the nutletsrounded. Bark very dark gray-blck, furrowed. Fall color golden-yellow.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3