Tree Acer saccharum 'JFS-KW8' [Sold as Autumn Fest®] [Autumn Fest Sugar Maple] Selected for upright habit with good central leader, vigorous growth, and bright bright red fall color.
Tree Acer saccharum 'Legacy' [Legacy Sugar Maple] The Legacy Sugar Maple is one of the most used Sugar Maple cultivars. It is known for its attractive oval form and excellent scarlet-orange fall color. Legacy is tolerant to dense shade, leaf tatter, and mild drought and is a relatively long-lived tree.
Tree Indiana Native Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum [Black Maple] The Black Maple is a close relative of the Sugar Maple. Typically, Black Maples tolerate and grow in wetter soils than the Sugar Maple, but they are equally shade tolerant. Black Maples do not tolerate salts and are therefore poor street trees. This species prefers deep, uncompacted soils.
Tree Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' [Golden Full Moon Maple] This unique cultivar has light green to almost yellow, 9 to 13-lobed leaves and is a perfect choice as a small, specimen tree. It is also often trimmed into a shrub form. This plant prefers cooler summers. During spring, small reddish-purple flowers bloom in April to give way to stunning red samaras. The Golden Full Moon Maple has brilliant fall foliage in gold to orange-red.
Tree Acer sp. [Maple] The Maple genus, Acer, is comprised of about 120 species of mostly deciduous trees that are commonly used ornamentally in the landscape, and commercially for timber and even syrup.
Tree Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala [Amur Maple] Extremely hardy small tree with interesting foliage (elongated center lobe) and colorful fruits (on some trees). Widely adapted and trouble-free. Prefers sun but tolerates some shade. Good for growth in large planters. Among first trees to leaf out. Withstands heavy pruning. Can be damaged by ice stroms. Verticillium susceptible, but rare.
Tree Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala 'Flame' [Flame Amur Maple] Extremely hardy small tree with interesting foliage (elongated center lobe) and colorful fruits. Widely adapted and trouble-free. Prefers sun but tolerates some shade. Good for growth in large planters. Among first trees to leaf out. Withstands heavy pruning. Can be damaged by ice stroms. Verticillium susceptible, but rare.
Tree Acer triflorum [Three-Flower Maple] Acer triflorum tends to be an understory tree in its natural habitat. Its beautiful exfoliating bark reveals a rusty brown coloration, providing attractive winter interest. Its shallow root system cannot handle drought well, unless properly mulched. This maple can handle full shade but is best in part shade to full sun.
Tree Acer × 'Warrenred' [sold as Pacific Sunset®] [Pacific Sunset Maple] 'Pacific Sunset®' is an Acer truncatum X Acer platanoides hybrib. it has dark, glossy leaves in the summer and bright yellow-orange to red leaves in the fall. They are not commonly used but are known for being adaptable to a wide variety of landscpaes.
