Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum 'Goldspire' GOLDSPIRE
Sapindaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope
Source of plant
Princeton Nurseries
Description
Densely columnar, leathery dark green foliage, highly resistant to scorch, rich bright yellow-orange fall colo r, 40' x 15-20'. Supposidly a hybrid between 'Temple's Upright' and 'Newton Sentry'.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
growth habit, environmental stress resistance