Local Ecotype
Small or medium tree, to 40’
Part to full sun
Moist to medium soil
Produces winged seeds in fall
Small, fast-growing tree of sandy bottomlands. It features compound leaves that fade to yellow in fall and unique olive green young branches and twigs. Unlike most maples, the seeds of this species mature in the fall. The wood of this rapid-growing species was once used for shipping boxes.
Local Ecotype
Small or medium tree, to 40’
Part to full sun
Moist to medium soil
Produces winged seeds in fall
Small, fast-growing tree of sandy bottomlands. It features compound leaves that fade to yellow in fall and unique olive green young branches and twigs. Unlike most maples, the seeds of this species mature in the fall. The wood of this rapid-growing species was once used for shipping boxes.