Striped Maple

Acer pensylvanicum Sapindaceae

Other names

Moosewood, Whistlewood, Pennsylvania Maple

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Quebec to WI, South to N. GA

Location

Mundy Wildflower Garden, Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope, Bald Hill and Caroline Pinnacles, Coy Glen, Slaterville 600, McLean Bogs, Purvis Road Wetlands Natural Area, Ringwood Ponds, South Hill Swamp, Tarr-Young Preserve

Source of plant

Gossler Farms Nursery, Eastern Plant Specialists, Ruth Nix

Description

Large shrub or small tree, 15-30 tall in cultivation, but can reach 30' or more in the wild. Bark of youngbranches is conspicuously marked by long, vertical, greenish white stripes; old trunks lose the pronounced striping.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

bark

Status

L4|S5|G5