Southern Sugar Maple

Acer floridanum

Caddo Maple

Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=21105

Cressler, Alan, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=45346

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Native Habitat: Wetland or Riparian

Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Difficult to grow flowers or lawn beneath.

Comments

Birds feed on winged fruit. Smaller Southern version of the Sugar Maple.

Growth Form

Tree

Height

20 to

100 ft

Spread

12 to

60 ft

Soil Type(s)

Rich, Moist

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Yellow, Green

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Fall Color, Seeds

Wildlife Benefit

Birds

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=22729&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Acer+floridanum&formsubmit=Search+Terms 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ACFL 5) Wasowski, Sally and Wasowski, Andy, Native Texas Plants, Landscaping Region by Region, 1988, 1991, pg 330. 6) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48.

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