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