Acer saccharum [sold as Legacy®]
Legacy Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum [sold as Legacy®] - Fall Leaf
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Yellow (Greenish-yellow flowers in the spring)
 Foliage:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Orange (Scarlet-orange fall foliage)
 Fruit:
Brown (Samaras are green then brown in maturity)
 Ultimate Height:
40-80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-60 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Prefers well-drained, moist, slightly acidic soils; but adapts to many types of soils including those that are slightly alkaline
 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 279
  • Drought Tolerant 277
  • Shade Tolerant 114
  • Street Tree 130

    • 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.

    2 Acer saccharum [sold as Legacy®] found

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