Acer saccharum 'Fairview'
Fairview Sugar Maple

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Greenish-yellow flowers in early spring )
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Emerald green leaves during summer months)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samaras are green then brown in maturity in the fall)
 Ultimate Height:
40-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-40 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained, moist, slightly acidic soils; adapts to many types of soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Maintenance:
 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:
  • Fall Color 238
  • Nativar 39
  • Shade Tree 181

    • Additional Information

    The Fairview Sugar Maple is a great choice as a shade tree and is noted for its classic Sugar Maple shape and emerald-green leaves. Does not tolerate pollution or urban conditions well.

    2 Acer saccharum 'Fairview' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_0239*APICK
    2ORIG_0240*APICK

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