Chalk Maple Tree - 3 Gallon Pot
$69.98
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$69.98
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$76.00
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Chalk Maple Tree - 3 Gallon Pot
$69.98
Sale price
$69.98
Regular price
$76.00
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Description
Chalk Maple
Acer leucoderme
Other Names: Chalkbark Maple, Whitebarked Maple
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Shade Tree
Height at Maturity: 20-25'
Width at Maturity: 15-25'
Spacing: 10-15' apart for screens; 30'+ apart for space between trees; space trees at least 12' from a drive or walkway
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Greenish Yellow
Flower Size: Insignificant
Flowering Period: Early to Mid Spring
Fragrant Flowers: -
Foliage Color: Medium Green turning brilliant Golden Orange and/or Cardinal Red shades in fall
Fragrant Foliage: -
Fruit: Samaras/Seeds are Green to Copper color
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Heavy Shade
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (well-drained), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Drainage / Moisture: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 5.5 - 7.0 (Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Birds, Beneficial Insects, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-20F), Deer, Disease, Drought (moderate when established), Insects
Description
Have you always wanted a Sugar Maple for its glorious fall color, but live too far south where they can't take the heat? Meet Acer leucoderme, commonly known as the Chalk Maple, formerly Acer saccharum var. leucoderme. This North American native will thrive as far south as Zone 9b in Florida and as far north as Zone 5, where winter low temperatures can be -20°F. It forms an oval to rounded canopy to 25 feet tall and equally wide, clothed in rich green leaves that turn brilliant shades of golden-orange, orange, and/or cardinal red in fall. The common name refers to the chalky white to gray bark color. Extremely versatile, Chalk Maple is easy to grow in full sun or heavy shade and moist, well-drained soil, and is heat, drought, and poor soil tolerant. It is one of those trees that always has you looking forward to its fall color show.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing up to 25 feet in height and 20 to 25 feet wide, the Chalk Maple is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings, or straight or staggered rows as a screen or to delineate property lines or line a driveway. Space at least 12 feet from a driveway or walkway. It is also nice to provide shade around sitting areas, to frame the corners of homes and other structures, and for reforestation projects. It is a fine addition to sunny or shady woodland borders, wildlife gardens, and native gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 10 to15 feet apart for screens; 300 feet or more apart for space between trees; space trees at least 12 feet from a drive or walkway
Growing Preferences
The Chalk Maple is easy to grow in moist, well-drained soils of average to poor fertility and full sun to heavy shade. The canopy will be more dense in full sun and open with more shade. It doesn't like a poorly drained, constantly soggy or wet soil.
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