Acer saccharum 'Legacy'
Legacy Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum ‘Legacy’ - Fall Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Greenish-yellow flowers in the spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Orange (Scarlet-orange fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samaras are green then brown in maturity in the fall)
 Ultimate Height:
40-80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-60 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained, moist, slightly acidic soils; but adapts to many types of soils including those that are slightly alkaline
 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:
 Purdue Plant Doctor
Parts and Problems of Maple, Box Elder
  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 296
  • Shade Tolerant 117
  • Fall Color 239
  • Nativar 45
  • Street Tree 140

    • Additional Information

    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.

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