Acer saccharum 'Commemoration' [sold as Commemoration®]
Commemoration Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum ′Commemoration′ - Winter Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Greenish-yellow flowers in the spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark, lustrous green leaves in the summer); Red (Orange-red fall color; deep red in full sun)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samaras are green then brown in maturity ; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
35 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained, moist, fertile soils, but adapts to many soils including slightly alkaline soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are a dark, lustrous green, opposite, simple, 3-6" in length and width, slightly coarse toothed, with 3 to 5 lobes that come to a fine point. Samaras are 1-1.75" in length and create a horse-shoe shape.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Foliage Characteristics 262
  • Native 24
  • Fast Growth Rate 225
  • Shade Tree 170
  • Street Tree 132

    • Additional Information

    This fast-growing cultivar is known for its oval shape and brilliant fall color. The Commemoration Sugar Maple tends to show its fall color in early November; nearly two weeks earlier than the straight species. Resistant to leaf tatter.

    21 Acer saccharum 'Commemoration' [sold as Commemoration®] found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_8856*ASCPA
    2ORIG_9869*AHORTPARK
    3ORIG_9870*AHORTPARK
    4ORIG_9887*AHORTPARK
    5ORIG_7935*APICK
    6ORIG_8857*ASCPA
    7ORIG_8925*ASCPA
    8ORIG_8924*ASCPA
    92023_00182*BMRDS
    102023_00182*CMRDS
    112023_00182*DMRDS
    122023_00182*EMRDS
    132023_00182*FMRDS
    142023_00182*GMRDS
    152023_00182*HMRDS
    162023_00182*IMRDS
    172023_00182*JMRDS
    182023_00182*KMRDS
    192023_00182*LMRDS
    202023_00182*MMRDS
    212023_00182*NMRDS

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