Acer saccharum 'Bonfire'
Bonfire Sugar Maple

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 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Greenish-yellow flowers in the spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Medium green summer foliage; yellow/orange/red fall color)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samaras are green then brown in maturity)
 Ultimate Height:
50-65 feet feet
 Ultimate Spread:
40-50 feet feet
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 Purdue Plant Doctor
Parts and Problems of Maple, Box Elder
  Special Characteristics:
  • Fall Color 239
  • Fast Growth Rate 229
  • Specimen 630
  • Street Tree 140

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